| A | B |
| Abeyance | the condition of being temporarily set aside |
| Abstemious | sparing; moderate |
| Curcuitous | being or taking a roundabout course |
| Cicumvent | to avoid as if by passing around |
| Elude | to escape from, as if by cunning or daring |
| Eschew | to avoid habitually; shun |
| Evasion | the act of escaping or avoiding by cleverness |
| Malinger | to pretend to be ill to avoid work |
| Oblique | indirect; not straightforward |
| Shirk | to neglect, put off, or avoid discharging (a duty) |