42
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31
rout(noun, verb, upset, break, act)
26
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25
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25
vanquish(verb, stop, upset, break, control)
24
overwhelm(verb, upset, break, beat, reduce)
24
overpower(verb, upset, control, force, clear)
24
ruin(noun, verb, stop, upset, break)
21
destroy(verb, break, beat, reduce, ruin)
21
failure(noun, upset, break, drop, trouble)
20
frustrate(verb, stop, upset, beat, ruin)
19
downfall(noun, break, drop, decline, event)
19
thwart(verb, stop, upset, beat, ruin)
18
foil(noun, verb, stop, action, upset)
18
best(verb, adjective, upset, clear, beat)
18
worst(verb, adjective, beat, reduce, ruin)
17
trounce(verb, beat, hit, crush, overcome)
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