5
belie(verb, promote, fake, twist, alter)
5
deceive(verb, decline, promote, favor, create)
5
hem and haw(verb, expression, idiom, avoid, shift)
5
stall(verb, delay, avoid, dodge, hesitate)
5
weasel(verb, decline, avoid, deceive, hide)
4
exaggerate(verb, promote, favor, create, fake)
4
avoid(verb, decline, slip, deceive, hide)
4
beg the question(verb, expression, idiom, decline, avoid)
4
distort(verb, promote, fake, plant, twist)
4
fudge(verb, decline, promote, fake, avoid)
4
garble(verb, promote, fake, twist, alter)
4
invent(verb, promote, favor, create, fake)
4
mislead(verb, promote, fake, trick, deceive)
4
parry(decline, avoid, hide, escape, lie)
4
perjure(verb, phrasal verb, law, give, promote)
3
con(verb, promote, fake, twist, alter)
3
forswear(verb, promote, fake, plant, trick)
3
mince words(expression, escape, lie, shuffle, dodge)
3
misspeak(verb, promote, fake, plant, deceive)
3
put on(verb, expression, promote, create, fake)
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