Agree
Agree verb - To give or express one's approval (as to a proposal).
Usage example: we'll have to get the author to agree to the revisions before the article can be published
Refuse
Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.
Usage example: the reclusive movie star usually refuses requests for interviews
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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They refuse, she pretends to agree with them, then steps off the catwalk the moment they're looking away.
Source: Comic Book / Locke & Key -
Beware the Superman: One thing loyalist Marines agree with Horus about is that they refuse to be under the authority of the High Lords of Terra.
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You can rudely refuse, respectfully refuse, or agree.
Source: But Thou Must!
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