25
prevaricate(verb, decline, promote, favor, create)
21
lie(verb, decline, promote, favor, create)
20
tergiversate(verb, move, stop, cut, clear)
19
quibble(verb, stop, halt, stay, slow)
19
dodge(verb, move, cut, ignore, slip)
19
waffle(verb, phrasal verb, stop, clear, decline)
18
evade(verb, move, get, cut, slip)
18
hedge(verb, move, stop, cut, clear)
16
palter(verb, promote, fake, plant, twist)
16
fence(verb, move, cut, decline, favor)
11
hem and haw(verb, expression, idiom, stop, issue)
11
hesitate(verb, delay, pause, wait, defer)
11
shuffle(verb, move, cut, clear, decline)
10
pussyfoot(verb, phrasal verb, move, stop, cut)
10
weasel(noun, verb, move, cut, clear)
10
vacillate(verb, escape, pause, hesitate, ponder)
9
cavil(verb, issue, avoid, hide, escape)
9
elude(verb, move, cut, ignore, issue)
9
fudge(noun, verb, move, cut, decline)
8
avoid(verb, move, cut, decline, dark)
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