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Enmity :: Enmity (n.) A state of opposition; hostility.

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

Opposition :: Opposition (n.) That which opposes; an obstacle; specifically, the aggregate of persons or things opposing; hence, in politics and parliamentary practice, the party opposed to the party in power..

Look :: Look (v. t.) To influence, overawe, or subdue by looks or presence as, to look down opposition..

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

Antagonist :: Antagonist (n.) A muscle which acts in opposition to another; as a flexor, which bends a part, is the antagonist of an extensor, which extends it..

Obstancy :: Obstancy (n.) Opposition; impediment; obstruction.

Faction :: Faction (n.) A party, in political society, combined or acting in union, in opposition to the government, or state; -- usually applied to a minority, but it may be applied to a majority; a combination or clique of partisans of any kind, acting for their own interests, especially if greedy, clamorous, and reckless of the common good..

Adversity :: Adversity (n.) Opposition; contrariety.

Kick :: Kick (v. i.) To thrust out the foot or feet with violence; to strike out with the foot or feet, as in defense or in bad temper; esp., to strike backward, as a horse does, or to have a habit of doing so. Hence, figuratively: To show ugly resistance, opposition, or hostility; to spurn..

Cross :: Cross (n.) Affiction regarded as a test of patience or virtue; trial; disappointment; opposition; misfortune.

Restive :: Restive (a.) Impatient under coercion, chastisement, or opposition; refractory..

Countertime :: Countertime (n.) Resistance; opposition.

Holohedral :: Holohedral (a.) Having all the planes required by complete symmetry, -- in opposition to hemihedral..

Bear :: Bear (v. i.) To produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to barrenness..

Oppugnation :: Oppugnation (n.) Opposition.

Ballot :: Ballot (v. t.) To vote for or in opposition to.

Decussated :: Decussated (a.) Consisting of two rising and two falling clauses, placed in alternate opposition to each other; as, a decussated period..

Caveat :: Caveat (n.) A notice given by an interested party to some officer not to do a certain act until the party is heard in opposition; as, a caveat entered in a probate court to stop the proving of a will or the taking out of letters of administration, etc..

Counterpoise :: Counterpoise (n.) An equal power or force acting in opposition; a force sufficient to balance another force.

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