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Balk V Foil Thwart Stop Short Refuse Warden

Word balk
Part of Speech V.
Definition foil or thwart; stop short; refuse to go on.
Sentence When the warden learned that several inmates were planning to escape, he took steps to balk their attempt.  However, he balked at punishing them by shackling them to the walls of their cells.

Tags: psat

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