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contravene(oppose, dispute, challenge, resist)
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controvert(attack, oppose, fight, challenge)
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cope(take, bear, endure, resist)
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counter(attack, oppose, fight, dispute)
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counteract(oppose, dispute, challenge, resist)
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counterattack(attack, fight, resist, deny)
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counterwork(oppose, dispute, cross, resist)
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cut off(expression, phrasal verb, reject, dismiss)
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dash(oppose, dispute, resist, answer)
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debate(attack, fight, resist, deny)
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decline(reject, oppose, dislike, deny)
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default(reject, dismiss, turn, abandon)
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defect(reject, dismiss, turn, abandon)
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demand(get, dispute, provoke, claim)
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demur(reject, oppose, dismiss, deny)
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desert(reject, dismiss, abandon, dislike)
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differ(oppose, challenge, deny, conflict)
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disaccord(decline, oppose, conflict, dissent)
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disacknowledge(reject, oppose, dismiss, abandon)
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disaffirm(oppose, challenge, deny, undo)
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