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impugn(verb, get, check, oppose, criticize)
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resist(verb, support, take, force, cut)
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discuss(verb, move, trouble, develop, consider)
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moot(verb, consider, oppose, settle, resolve)
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protest(noun, verb, attack, oppose, fight)
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disprove(verb, consider, oppose, return, dislike)
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query(noun, verb, get, oppose, provoke)
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withstand(verb, support, stop, force, cut)
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agitate(verb, trouble, run, consider, bother)
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combat(noun, verb, support, stop, action)
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confront(verb, stop, get, cut, meet)
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polemic(noun, speech, conflict, disagreement, match)
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quibble(verb, bother, oppose, fight, challenge)
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defy(verb, support, stop, get, force)
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fuss(noun, activity, trouble, bother, excitement)
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negate(verb, check, oppose, criticize, challenge)
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rebut(verb, cut, separate, cool, consider)
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repudiate(verb, oppose, challenge, deny, expose)
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set-to(noun, action, trouble, fight, challenge)
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canvass(verb, run, consider, oppose, settle)
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