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prevaricate(verb, decline, avoid, deceive, hide)
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cavil(decline, avoid, deceive, hide, shift)
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dodge(verb, avoid, hide, shift, escape)
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equivocate(verb, decline, issue, avoid, hide)
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evade(verb, get, shift, escape, lie)
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fence(verb, decline, avoid, deceive, hide)
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hedge(verb, decline, avoid, deceive, hide)
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hem and haw(verb, expression, idiom, escape, lie)
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palter(verb, escape, lie, shuffle, dodge)
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parry(verb, avoid, hide, escape, lie)
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pussyfoot(verb, avoid, hide, escape, lie)
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quibble(verb, shift, escape, lie, shuffle)
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shuffle(verb, decline, avoid, deceive, hide)
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sidestep(verb, deceive, hide, escape, lie)
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tergiversate(verb, decline, avoid, deceive, hide)
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beat around the bush(expression, idiom, shift, escape, lie)
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blow hot and cold(expression, idiom, shift, escape, lie)
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cloud the issue(expression, idiom, shift, escape, lie)
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cop a plea(expression, idiom, escape, lie, shuffle)
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cop out(expression, decline, avoid, deceive, escape)
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