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bob(verb, bend, bow, stoop)
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bob and weave(expression, idiom, cunning)
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boggle
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cheat(slip, avoid, quit, evade, slack)
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chop logic
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choplogic
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circumnavigate(verb, ignore, neglect, avoid, dodge)
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circumvention
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cloud the issue(expression, idiom, escape, lie, shuffle)
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con(verb, escape, lie, shuffle, dodge)
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conceal(avoid, hide, escape, hedge, equivocate)
1
consternate
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cook
1
cover up(expression, escape, lie, shuffle, dodge)
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creep(slip, avoid, quit, hide, evade)
1
cringe
1
dance around(verb, expression, phrasal verb, avoid, dodge)
1
deceive(verb, move, cut, avoid, hide)
1
deception
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defense mechanism
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