3
rig
3
split hairs(expression, shift, wrangle, carp, waffle)
3
stonewall(verb, stop, avoid, escape, lie)
3
vacillate(verb, equivocate, quibble)
2
adulterate(verb, promote, fake, twist, alter)
2
apostatize
2
be evasive
2
be untruthful(verb, promote, fake, plant, deceive)
2
bear false witness(expression, idiom, promote, fake, plant)
2
bicker(dispute, shift, hedge, wrangle, waffle)
2
blow hot and cold(verb, expression, idiom, avoid, shift)
2
cloud the issue(expression, idiom, escape, lie, shuffle)
2
color(verb, promote, fake, twist, alter)
2
concoct(verb, promote, favor, create, fake)
2
confuse(verb, decline, promote, twist, avoid)
2
cop a plea(expression, idiom, avoid, escape, lie)
2
cop out(verb, expression, decline, avoid, deceive)
2
cover up(verb, expression, promote, twist, deceive)
2
dissemble(verb, promote, favor, create, fake)
2
double-talk(verb, deceive, escape, lie, shuffle)
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