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discord(verb, decline, oppose, refuse, conflict)
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divide(verb, oppose, disagree, contradict, differ)
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duel(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
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endure(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
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engage(verb, oppose, fight, resist, battle)
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except(verb, maintain, oppose, declare, object)
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expostulate(verb, maintain, oppose, declare, object)
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