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retrogradation(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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retroversion(noun, change, turn, back, return)
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reverse of fortune(expression, idiom, back, return, slow)
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severe check(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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undo(verb, change, end, withdraw, declare)
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abandon(verb, go, reject, withdraw, leave)
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abolish(verb, end, ruin, destroy, withdraw)
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alter(verb, move, upset, change, cancel)
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backward(adjective, end, back, last, stern)
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diametric(noun, adjective, support, negative, hostile)
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disaffirm(verb, oppose, challenge, deny, undo)
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exchange(noun, verb, shift, trade, jiving)
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mischance(blow, collapse, cross, failure, disaster)
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renounce(verb, reject, withdraw, leave, deny)
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reversed(adjective, antagonistic, contrary, adverse, conflicting)
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revert(verb, move, upset, change, return)
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switch(noun, verb, change, shift, trade)
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turn around(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb, change)
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turn back(verb, phrasal verb)
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turn the tables(verb, expression, idiom, upset, change)
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