6
balk(verb, stop, reject, oppose, dismiss)
6
defy(verb, stop, attack, reject, maintain)
6
demur(verb, decline, reject, oppose, dismiss)
6
disown(verb, cut, decline, separate, reject)
6
fend off(verb, expression, cut, separate, keep)
6
hogwash(noun, waste, scrap, trash, nonsense)
6
hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, cut)
6
outlaw(verb, stop, decline, reject, restrain)
6
prevent(verb, stop, attack, decline, separate)
6
remainder(noun, waste, rest, spare, balance)
6
remains(noun, waste, rest, balance, jumble)
6
remnant(noun, waste, remainder)
6
reprobate(verb, decline, reject, disregard, oppose)
6
rest(noun, waste, spare, balance, luxury)
6
rule out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, cut)
6
shut out(verb, expression, stop, close, decline)
6
swill(noun, food, waste, scrap, trash)
6
throw out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, cut)
5
abnegate(verb, decline, reject, withdraw, surrender)
5
avoid(verb, stop, reject, disregard, dismiss)
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