refuse to accept or comply
The community resisted the company's plan to build there.
Vocabulary like resist appears on the Digital SAT in Words-in-Context questions, where you choose the word that fits a passage's meaning and tone. You can also drill this word with vocabulary flashcards.
rebuke; take to task
renounce; cast off
horror; the force by which bodies repel one another
honorable; having a good reputation
revoke; cancel officially
live in; make one's home in a particular place
give up; leave a job, post, or position voluntarily
enduring; recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like
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