66 entries under demur topic. ×

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impugn(verb, oppose, dispute, challenge, doubt)
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insinuate(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
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jerk(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, recoil)
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kick(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, recoil)
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misgive(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
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mistrust(verb, oppose, dispute, challenge, doubt)
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not buy(verb, expression, dispute, challenge, doubt)
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quake(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, recoil)
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query(verb, oppose, dispute, challenge, doubt)
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react(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, recoil)
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read differently(verb, expression, dispute, challenge, doubt)
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rebound(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, recoil)
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resile(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, recoil)
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shirk(verb, withdraw, refuse, resist, retreat)
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shrink away(verb, expression, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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shudder(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, recoil)
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shy away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
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skepticize(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
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smell a rat(verb, expression, idiom, dispute, challenge)
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spring(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, recoil)
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