| dismiss(verb, accept, begin, flatter) | |
| execrate(verb, praise) | |
| oppose(verb, support, help, accept, disregard) | |
| prohibit(free, permit) | |
| proscribe(verb, permit, welcome) | |
| rebuff(accept, allow, welcome) | |
| repudiate(verb, decline, keep, reject, destroy) | |
| scorn(verb, hold, accept, disregard, neglect) | |
| spurn(accept, welcome) | |
| veto(noun, verb, decline, accept, destroy) | |
| abolish(fix, pass, establish) | |
| abominate | |
| abrogate(verb, put) | |
| abuse(noun, verb, attack, aid, hoard) | |
| admonish(verb, praise, criticize, warn) | |
| blame(verb, free, exculpate) | |
| cancel(verb, keep, start, continue, restore) | |
| castigate | |
| censure(verb, disregard, praise, neglect, condemn) | |
| chide |
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