possible profanity
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queer(verb, stop, ruin, prevent, hinder)
8
stump(verb, phrasal verb, stop, oppose, block)
8
trump(defeat, distress, perplex, unsettle, vex)
7
avert(verb, stop, separate, restrain, halt)
7
confound(verb, beat, defeat, block, obscure)
7
defy(verb, stop, break, attack, maintain)
7
discourage(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
7
hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, control)
7
hold up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, close)
7
nullify(verb, stop, upset, control, direct)
7
traverse(verb, adjective, stop, break, check)
6
checkmate(verb, stop, hold, control, beat)
6
conquer(verb, stop, beat, defeat, overcome)
6
cramp(verb, stop, ruin, oppose, restrain)
6
crosswise(adjective, adverb, horizontal, crossing, oblique)
6
deter(verb, stop, close, separate, restrain)
6
disillusion(noun, verb, upset, fail, deceive)
6
interfere(verb, upset, break, check, disregard)
6
interrupt(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
6
nonplus(verb, block, prevent, hinder, confuse)
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