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contend(consider, present, maintain, oppose)
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negative(decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
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oppugn(upset, break, meet, oppose)
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break(upset, reduce, cause, ruin)
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challenge(oppose, dispute, deny, doubt)
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disaffirm(oppose, refuse, challenge, deny)
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disagree(hold, attack, decline, reject)
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disconfirm(reduce, ruin, oppose, weaken)
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traverse(phrasal verb, law, oppose, refuse)
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abjure(decline, reject, refuse, renounce)
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bicker(consider, oppose, dispute, challenge)
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counteract(oppose, challenge, deny, reverse)
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cross(attack, oppose, fight, challenge)
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demolish(upset, break, expose, refute)
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disavow(decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
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disclaim(decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
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disown(decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
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expose(upset, break, attack, fight)
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invalidate(upset, break, deny, expose)
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reason(consider, present, maintain, oppose)
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