Avoid and Resist

Avoid

Avoid verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.

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Resist and avoid are semantically related In some cases you can use "Resist" instead a verb "Avoid".

Resist verb - To refuse to give in to.

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Avoid and resist are semantically related in refrain from topic. Sometimes you can use "Avoid" instead a verb "Resist".

fire	avoid fire	resist fire
attack	avoid attack	resist attack
effect	avoid effect	resist effect
time	avoid time	resist time
Other words: effects, arrest, injury, damage, attacks, bullets, shots.

So remember, kids: if your empire is crippled and drought is killing your people by the thousands, don't try to resist or avoid the inevitable or you'll get attacked by ghosts.

Source: Fantastic Aesop
Granny not only manages to resist the vampyres' blood and to avoid becoming a vampire herself, but she infects the vampyres with her personality instead.

Source: Discworld / Carpe Jugulum
Resist the Beast: Micah does everything she possibly can to avoid turning into a werewolf.

Source: Literature / Liar