3
scruple
3
withdraw(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
2
abstain(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
2
avert(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
2
bypass(verb, reject, avoid, escape, dodge)
2
circumlocute(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
2
circumvent(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
2
deflect(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
2
demur
2
desist(verb, reject, escape, dodge, hesitate)
2
ditch(verb, reject, ignore, avoid, escape)
2
divert(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
2
dodge(verb, reject, ignore, avoid, escape)
2
draw back
2
duck(verb, reject, ignore, avoid, escape)
2
elude(verb, reject, ignore, avoid, escape)
2
escape(verb, reject, ignore, avoid, spurn)
2
eschew(verb, reject, ignore, avoid, escape)
2
evade(verb, reject, ignore, avoid, escape)
2
fake out(expression, escape, dodge, evade, shun)
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