9
waffle(verb, avoid, shift, escape, lie)
9
wrangle(verb, bother, oppose, fight, dispute)
8
carp(noun, verb, support, raise, dispute)
8
hassle(verb, phrasal verb, bother, fight, dispute)
8
palter(verb, oppose, object, divide, conflict)
8
quirk(noun, way, chance, reasoning, objection)
8
sidestep(verb, avoid, escape, lie, shuffle)
8
sophism(noun, slip, shift, escape, lie)
7
chicane(verb, dispute, shift, lie, disagree)
7
nitpick(verb, support, raise, criticize, dispute)
7
prevarication(noun, shift, escape, lie, routine)
7
subterfuge(noun, slip, twist, shift, escape)
6
argue(verb, bother, fight, dispute, challenge)
6
contend(verb, oppose, fight, dispute, challenge)
6
criticism(noun, censure, reproach, disapproval, condemnation)
6
criticize(verb, dispute, harass, shift, tease)
6
haggle(verb, oppose, object, divide, conflict)
6
pun(noun, words, wit, absurdity, equivocalness)
6
spar(verb, oppose, dispute, object, divide)
6
subtlety(noun, reasoning, objection, complaint, equivocation)
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