Enlist and Spurn

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Enlist verb - Join the military.

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Spurn is an antonym for enlist.

Nearby Words: enlistment, enlisting

Spurn verb - To show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to.

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Enlist is an antonym for spurn.

Nearby Words: spur, spurned, spurning

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