4
mislead(verb, reasoning)
4
pretend(verb, decline, create, fake, avoid)
4
put off(verb, expression, halt, slow, avoid)
4
shift(verb, move, stop, cut, decline)
4
stonewall(verb, stop, cover, halt, slow)
3
alternate(verb, stop, pause, balance, hesitate)
3
chop logic
3
con(verb, cover, promote, fake, issue)
3
duck(verb, move, cut, ignore, avoid)
3
exaggerate(verb, promote, favor, create, fake)
3
mince words(verb, idiom, clear, issue)
3
mystify
3
nit-pick(verb, dispute, avoid, shift, wrangle)
3
oscillate(verb, stop, pause, balance, hesitate)
3
procrastinate
3
swerve(verb, move, stop, cut, avoid)
3
temporize(verb, stop, time, halt, gain)
2
adulterate(verb, promote, fake, twist, alter)
2
apostatize
2
be evasive
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