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equivocate(verb, stop, halt, stay, slow)
6
prevaricate(verb, stop, slow, deceive)
4
tergiversate(verb, slip, shift, escape)
2
blow hot and cold(expression, idiom, shift, escape)
2
cop a plea(expression, idiom, escape, lie)
2
cop out(expression, escape, frustrate, lie)
2
dodge(shift, escape, frustrate, lie)
2
duck(verb, escape, frustrate, baffle)
2
elude(verb, escape, lie, shuffle)
2
eschew(escape, frustrate, lie, baffle)
2
evade(shift, escape, frustrate, lie)
2
flip-flop(verb, shift, escape, lie)
2
fudge(verb, escape, lie, shuffle)
2
hedge(verb, shift, escape, lie)
2
hem and haw(verb, expression, idiom, escape)
2
jive(verb, shift, escape, lie)
2
pass the buck(expression, idiom, escape, frustrate)
2
quibble(verb, stop, slow, shift)
2
run around(expression, shift, escape, frustrate)
2
shuck(escape, frustrate, lie, baffle)
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