5
battle(noun, verb, attack, oppose, fight)
5
cogitation(noun, study, dispute, class, exercise)
5
confab(verb, check, develop, consider, see)
5
dialectic(noun, dispute, argument, consideration, reasoning)
5
hesitate(verb, pause, wait, scruple, irresolution)
5
investigate(verb, run, agitate, question, inspect)
5
logomachy(reasoning, conversation, contention)
5
meditation(noun, study, dispute, attention, class)
5
negotiate(verb, check, consider, settle, see)
5
row(noun, verb, oppose, fight, dispute)
5
say(verb, state, charge, maintain, declare)
5
speech(noun, speech, talk, address, lecture)
5
ventilate(verb, trouble, run, disturb, settle)
5
vex
4
hassle(noun, verb, fight, dispute, informal)
4
allocution(noun, speech, address, lecture, sermon)
4
ask(verb, check, consider, see, respect)
4
bickering(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, anxiety)
4
challenge(noun, verb, oppose, dispute, difficulty)
4
clash(noun, oppose, fight, dispute, difficulty)
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