Avert and Balk

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Avert verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.

Usage example: her careful planning averted disaster

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Balk and avert are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Balk" instead a verb "Avert".

Nearby Words: aversion, averting, avertable

Balk verb - To prevent from achieving a goal.

Usage example: a young man with big dreams who refused to be balked by the daily obstacles of his inner-city existence

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Avert and balk are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Avert" instead a verb "Balk".

Nearby Words: balked, balky, balking

problem	avert problem	balk problem
way	avert way	balk way

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