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nix(decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw)
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not buy(expression, decline, reject, dismiss)
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omit
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quail(withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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query(dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
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read differently(expression, dispute, challenge, doubt)
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rebuff(decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw)
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refrain(reject, dismiss, refuse, deny)
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reprobate(decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw)
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retreat(withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender)
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say no(expression, idiom, decline, reject)
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send regrets(expression, decline, reject, dismiss)
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shrink from
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skepticize(dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
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sound off(expression, maintain, oppose, criticize)
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spurn(decline, reject, oppose, dismiss)
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surmise(dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
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wince(withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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wonder at(expression, dispute, challenge, doubt)
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abandon(reject, withdraw, yield, surrender)
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