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hinder(adjective, stop, close, check)
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obstruct(stop, close, check, decline)
18
thwart(stop, close, check, separate)
17
foil(noun, stop, separate, ruin)
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block(noun, stop, check, decline)
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impede(stop, close, check, decline)
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frustrate(stop, check, separate, reduce)
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stump(phrasal verb, stop, get, oppose)
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stop(close, check, decline, separate)
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baffle(stop, ruin, halt, block)
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confound(hinder, frustrate)
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check(stop, close, decline, separate)
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nonplus(hinder, informal, confuse, frustrate)
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puzzle(hinder, frustrate)
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balk(stop, ruin, halt, block)
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defeat(stop, ruin, destroy, halt)
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hamper(stop, check, reduce, restrain)
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halt(stop, close, decline, separate)
8
perplex
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blockade(stop, close, halt, block)
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