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  • 111confute — I verb answer, argue, challenge, confound, contradict, contravene, controvert, counter, counteract, countercharge, countervail, debate, defeat, demolish, deny, disagree, disavow, disown, disprove, dispute, dissent, fight, gainsay, impeach, impugn …

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  • 112invalidate — in·val·i·date /in va lə ˌdāt/ vt: to make or declare invalid the high court invalidating the statute in·val·i·da·tion /in ˌva lə dā shən/ n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 113negate — I verb abnegate, abolish, abort, abrogate, annihilate, annul, cancel, confound, confute, contradict, contravene, controvert, counter, counteract, countermand, counterpoise, declare invalid, declare null and void, defeat, demur, deny, deprive of… …

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  • 114refute — I verb abnegate, belie, cancel, confute, contend, contradict, contravene, controvert, crush, debate, defeat, demolish, deny, destroy, disaffirm, disclaim, discredit, dispose of, disprove, explode, falsify, gainsay, impugn, invalidate, negate,… …

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  • 115allegation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ damaging, serious ▪ baseless, false, spurious (esp. BrE), unfounded, unproven, unsubstantiated, untrue …

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  • 116alibi — n. 1) to establish; provide an alibi for 2) to confirm smb. s alibi 3) to break, disprove an alibi 4) an airtight, foolproof, unassailable alibi 5) his alibi held up * * * [ ælɪbaɪ] disprove an alibi foolproof provide an alibi for unassailable… …

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  • 117doctrine — n. 1) to apply; preach a doctrine 2) to establish a doctrine 3) to disprove a doctrine 4) a sound doctrine 5) a basic; defense doctrine 6) a doctrine that + clause; subj. (it was their basic doctrine that nothing interfere/should interfere with… …

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  • 118piece — n. figure used in a game 1) chess pieces coin 2) a fifty cent; gold; ten cent piece an artistic work 3) a collector s piece (BE; CE has collector s item) 4) a conversation piece 5) a piece of music unit 6) by the piece fragment 7) to break into… …

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  • 119theory — n. 1) to formulate a theory 2) to advance, advocate, present, propose, suggest a theory 3) to confirm; develop; test a theory 4) to disprove, explode, refute a theory 5) a pet; scientific theory 6) game; information; number; political; quantum;… …

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  • 120thesis — n. research paper 1) to write a thesis 2) a doctoral, Ph. D.; master s thesis proposition, hypothesis 3) to advance, propose; test a thesis 4) to challenge; refute a thesis 5) a thesis about, on 6) a thesis that + clause (these developments… …

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