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We think the answer is "DEFIES" which means:
- verb
- • Resist or confront with resistance
- • Elude, especially in a baffling way
- • Challenge noun
- • A challenge.
An example sentence would be:
- • "He defies authority and refuses to follow the rules."
- • "She defies the odds and always manages to come out on top."
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