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| revolt(verb, order, disturb, disregard, rise) | |
| stand(verb, take, meet, oppose, play) | |
| thwart(verb, stop, break, attack, maintain) | |
| affront(verb, break, take, order, meet) | |
| baffle(verb, resist, frustrate, confront) | |
| contest(verb, support, force, maintain, oppose) | |
| contradict(verb, break, attack, disregard, oppose) | |
| deride(verb, break, reject, disregard, ignore) | |
| encounter(verb, take, meet, attack, oppose) | |
| venture(verb, take, set, meet, oppose) | |
| call out(expression, dispute, provoke, demand) | |
| front(verb, advance, meet, oppose, provoke) | |
| provoke(verb, get, oppose, dispute) | |
| cross(verb, break, take, get, meet) | |
| despise(verb, reject, disregard, ignore) | |
| meet(verb, take, oppose, play, allow) | |
| repulse(verb, oppose, resist, frustrate) | |
| contemn(verb, reject, disregard, ignore) | |
| defiance(noun, disregard, resistance, taunt) | |
| gibe(verb, break, reject, disregard, ignore) |
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