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equivocate(stop, halt, stay, slow)
6
prevaricate(stop, slow, avoid, deceive)
4
tergiversate(slip, avoid, shift, escape)
3
palter(escape, lie, shuffle, dodge)
2
cavil(shift, escape, lie, shuffle)
2
duck(avoid, escape, frustrate, baffle)
2
elude(avoid, escape, lie, shuffle)
2
fence(stop, slow, escape, lie)
2
flip-flop(avoid, shift, escape, lie)
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fudge(avoid, escape, lie, shuffle)
2
hedge(avoid, shift, escape, lie)
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hem and haw(expression, idiom, avoid, escape)
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jive(avoid, shift, escape, lie)
2
quibble(stop, slow, avoid, shift)
2
shuffle(slip, avoid, shift, escape)
2
sidestep(avoid, escape, lie, shuffle)
2
stall(delay, avoid, escape, frustrate)
2
tergiverse(slip, avoid, shift, escape)
2
waffle(avoid, shift, escape, lie)
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pussyfoot(avoid, escape, lie, shuffle)
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