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cavil(noun, verb, support, cut, start)
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dodge(noun, verb, avoid, escape)
14
equivocate(verb, stop, halt, stay, slow)
13
shuffle(verb, avoid, escape, lie)
12
evade(verb, avoid, escape, lie)
11
niggle(noun, verb, support, raise, dispute)
11
split hairs(verb, expression, idiom, dispute)
10
avoid(verb, dispute, disagree, dodge)
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equivocation(noun, slip, twist, escape)
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hedge(verb, stop, avoid, escape)
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tergiversate(verb, avoid, escape, lie)
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waffle(verb, avoid, escape, lie)
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carp(noun, verb, support, raise, dispute)
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sophism(noun, slip, escape, lie)
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chicane(verb, dispute, lie, disagree)
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nitpick(verb, support, raise, criticize, dispute)
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prevarication(noun, escape, lie, routine)
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subterfuge(noun, slip, twist, escape)
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criticize(verb, dispute, harass, tease)
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altercate(verb, oppose, fight, dispute, challenge)
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