5
elude(verb, cut, reject, ignore, neglect)
5
eschew(verb, cut, reject, ignore, neglect)
5
evade(verb, get, reject, ignore, neglect)
5
gag(verb, stick, pause, silence, hesitate)
5
hurtle(verb, move, dash, cast, send)
5
jerk(verb, throw, recoil, jump, bound)
5
leery(adjective, thoughtful, sober, cautious, prudent)
5
let fly(verb, expression, force, drive, start)
5
send(verb, force, drive, start, deliver)
5
shirk(verb, reject, ignore, avoid, escape)
5
shy off(verb, phrasal verb, start, recoil, rear)
5
sparse(adjective, close, light, weak, poor)
5
spineless(adjective, weak, nervous, worried, fearful)
5
turn aside(verb, expression, phrasal verb, escape, depart)
5
veer(verb, slip, depart, bend, vary)
5
volatile(adjective, anxious, vague, subtle, ambiguous)
5
weak(adjective, soft, poor, base, inferior)
4
start(verb, force, drive, worry, deliver)
4
poor(adjective, small, boring, exiguous)
4
ambivalent(adjective, nervous, fearful, irresolute)
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