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equivocate(verb, decline, avoid, hide, shift)
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eschew(verb, avoid, hide, escape, conceal)
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evade(verb, get, frustrate, confound, stall)
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excurse(verb, chatter, wander, babble, meander)
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expatiate(verb, chatter, wander, babble, meander)
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