2
obstruct(verb, check, block, delay, curb)
2
offset(verb, oppose, correct, halt, block)
2
overturn(verb, cross, frustrate, blank, discredit)
2
parry(verb, oppose, resist, expose, answer)
2
recant(verb, decline, reject, oppose, abandon)
2
renounce(verb, decline, reject, abandon, refuse)
2
retract(decline, deny, renounce, contradict, refute)
2
revoke(verb, decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
2
ruin(verb, oppose, dispute, cross, frustrate)
2
set aside(verb, expression, disregard, ignore, snub)
2
slight(break, ignore, disobey)
2
spoil(verb, cross, frustrate, blank, thwart)
2
stonewall
2
stump(verb, cross, frustrate, blank, thwart)
2
subvert(verb, evidence, disprove)
2
take exception to(verb, expression, idiom, decline, reject)
2
withstand(verb, check, disregard, oppose, ignore)
1
abrogate
1
accuse(verb, oppose, criticize, object, protest)
1
achieve(act, do, perform, execute)
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