Answer:
(c) evade
Step-by-step explanation:
Rebuff
Verb:
reject, turn down, spurn, refuse, decline, repudiate, snub, slight, repulse, repel, dismiss, brush off, give someone the cold shoulder, give someone the brush-off, give someone the bum's rush, freeze-out; reject (someone or something) in an abrupt or bluntly ungracious manner.