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Eludes

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evadeverb(transitive) To get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from.
escapeverb(intransitive) To get free; to free oneself.
dodgeverb(ambitransitive) To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.
circumventverb(transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass
put offverb(transitive) To postpone, especially through procrastination.
sidestepverb(transitive, figurative) To avoid or dodge.
duckverb(transitive) To quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
parryverbTo avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack, a blow, an argument, etc.).
bilkverb(transitive) To do someone out of their due; to deceive or defraud, to cheat (someone).
skirtverbTo be on or form the border of.
hedgeverb(transitive, finance) To offset the risk associated with.
fudgeverb(transitive) To alter something from its true state, as to hide a flaw or uncertainty, deliberately but not necessarily dishonestly or immorally.
circumventsverb(transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass
escapesverb(intransitive) To get free; to free oneself.
evadesverb(transitive) To get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from.
lacksnounA surname
leavesan Icelandic indie band formed in 2000.Strong, Martin C.(2003)
missesnounA range of clothing sizes for women of average height and build.
confoundsverbTo perplex or puzzle.
frustratesverb(transitive) To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired.

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