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abnegate(verb, decline, reject, oppose, crush)
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counter(verb, check, attack, oppose, fight)
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rebut(verb, decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
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confute(verb, oppose, challenge, deny, expose)
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altercate(verb, challenge, deny, doubt, question)
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quarrel(verb, challenge, deny, doubt, question)
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thwart(verb, break, check, attack, disregard)
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assail(verb, attack, criticize, fight, dispute)
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attack(verb, oppose, criticize, fight, dispute)
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call in question(expression, idiom, attack, oppose, fight)
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contend(verb, oppose, crush, challenge, deny)
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debate(verb, attack, oppose, fight, challenge)
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defy(verb, break, attack, disregard, oppose)
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disapprove(verb, attack, reject, oppose, dismiss)
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dissent(verb, oppose, criticize, fight, object)
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doubt(verb, decline, reject, dispute, refuse)
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expose(attack, oppose, fight, resist, deny)
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fly in the face of(verb, expression, idiom, attack, oppose)
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invalidate(verb, oppose, expose, counter)
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neutralize(verb, attack, fight, resist, deny)
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