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obliqueness(noun, slip, shift, escape, routine)
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oscillation(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, uncertainty)
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paradox(noun, deception, mistake, error, falsehood)
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perjury(noun, deception, lie, sham, dishonesty)
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pettifoggery
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runaround(noun, shift, routine, cunning, dissimulation)
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shilly-shally(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, wavering)
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shilly-shallying(noun, uncertainty, wavering, indecision, vacillation)
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shunning(escape, excuse, dodge, avoidance, evasion)
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slip(escape, excuse, dodge, avoidance, evasion)
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special pleading(expression, idiom, reasoning)
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stall(noun, cover, line, shift, escape)
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subtlety(justification, objection, complaint, cavil, nicety)
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suppressio veri(expression, idiom, falsehood)
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unclearness(noun, deception, doubt, uncertainty, obscurity)
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untruth(noun, line, deception, lie, mistake)
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untruthfulness(noun, line, deception, lie, sham)
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vacillation(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, uncertainty)
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waffle(noun, clear, informal, avoidance)
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wavering(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, uncertainty)
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