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hesitate
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puzzle(verb, avoid, escape, frustrate, baffle)
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renege
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sandbag(verb, fool, swindle, stiff, jiving)
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shilly-shally(verb, avoid, dodge, hesitate, evade)
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shirk(verb, avoid, escape, frustrate, baffle)
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shun(verb, escape, frustrate, baffle, confound)
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