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2
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2
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2
thwart(verb, stop, separate, restrain, halt)
2
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2
warn(verb, stop, order, set, charge)
1
X-out(remove, destroy, exclude, obliterate, erase)
1
abase(verb, reduce, destroy, damage, diminish)
1
abjure(withdraw, deny, cancel, reverse, repudiate)
1
abort(verb, stop, discharge, withdraw, abandon)
1
abrogate(verb, stop, withdraw, abandon, restore)
1
abscind
1
act like a wet blanket
1
adjure(verb, order, charge, check, direct)
1
ameliorate(clear, open, release, free, clean)
1
amputate
1
annul(verb, stop, remove, destroy, withdraw)
1
appoint(verb, order, set, charge, check)
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