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Traverse :: Traverse (a.) To cross by way of opposition; to thwart with obstacles; to obstruct; to bring to naught.

Maugre :: Maugre (prep.) In spite of; in opposition to; notwithstanding.

Averseness :: Averseness (n.) The quality of being averse; opposition of mind; unwillingness.

Anticivism :: Anticivism (n.) Opposition to the body politic of citizens.

Insurrection :: Insurrection (n.) A rising against civil or political authority, or the established government; open and active opposition to the execution of law in a city or state..

Oppose :: Oppose (n.) To put in opposition, with a view to counterbalance or countervail; to set against; to offer antagonistically..

Factious :: Factious (a.) Given to faction; addicted to form parties and raise dissensions, in opposition to government or the common good; turbulent; seditious; prone to clamor against public measures or men; -- said of persons..

Contrast :: Contrast (v. t.) To give greater effect to, as to a figure or other object, by putting it in some relation of opposition to another figure or object..

Clash :: Clash (n.) Opposition; contradiction; as between differing or contending interests, views, purposes, etc..

Contradictoriness :: Contradictoriness (n.) The quality of being contradictory; opposition; inconsistency.

Antipathy :: Antipathy (n.) Contrariety or opposition in feeling; settled aversion or dislike; repugnance; distaste.

Counter :: Counter (adv.) Contrary; in opposition; in an opposite direction; contrariwise; -- used chiefly with run or go.

Polemy :: Polemy (n.) Warfare; war; hence, contention; opposition..

Obluctation :: Obluctation (n.) A struggle against; resistance; opposition.

Contrast :: Contrast (v. i.) To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference, unlikeness, or opposition of qualities..

Retroact :: Retroact (v. i.) To act backward, or in return; to act in opposition; to be retrospective..

Seditious :: Seditious (a.) Disposed to arouse, or take part in, violent opposition to lawful authority; turbulent; factious; guilty of sedition; as, seditious citizens..

Octant :: Octant (n.) The position or aspect of a heavenly body, as the moon or a planet, when half way between conjunction, or opposition, and quadrature, or distant from another body 45 degrees..

Ad Valorem :: Ad valorem () A term used to denote a duty or charge laid upon goods, at a certain rate per cent upon their value, as stated in their invoice, -- in opposition to a specific sum upon a given quantity or number; as, an ad valorem duty of twenty per cent..

Disputative :: Disputative (a.) Disposed to dispute; inclined to cavil or to reason in opposition; as, a disputative temper..

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