188 entries under baffle topic. ×

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checkmate(verb, stop, hold, control, beat)
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counter(verb, stop, ruin, oppose, restrain)
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nullify(verb, stop, halt, prevent, hinder)
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spoil(verb, stop, ruin, destroy, prevent)
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circumvent(verb, stop, upset, hold, control)
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confound(verb, beat, disturb, defeat, block)
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counteract(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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outwit(verb, stop, beat, ruin, defeat)
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bar(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
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conquer(verb, stop, beat, defeat, overcome)
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dash(verb, stop, upset, ruin, oppose)
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inhibit(verb, stop, control, reduce, restrain)
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nonplus(verb, disturb, block, prevent, hinder)
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puzzle(verb, block, prevent, hinder, confuse)
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discourage(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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evade(verb, avoid, escape, frustrate)
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forestall(verb, stop, separate, restrain, halt)
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ruin(noun, verb, stop, upset, hurt)
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dishearten(verb, stop, upset, fail, prevent)
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dumbfound(verb, upset, disturb, fail, confuse)
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