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counterattack(verb, attack, fight, resist, deny)
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countercheck
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decline(verb, reject, oppose, dislike, deny)
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default(verb, reject, dismiss, turn, abandon)
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defect(verb, reject, dismiss, turn, abandon)
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demand(verb, get, dispute, provoke, claim)
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