| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | abjure | formally reject a belief |
| 2. | abort | stop before completion |
| 3. | annul | declare officially invalid |
| 4. | ax | cut; cancel or reject |
| 5. | ban | officially forbid or exclude |
| 6. | banish | send away; exclude |
| 7. | bar | prevent from entering or taking part |
| 8. | blacklist | exclude by putting on a list |
| 9. | block | stop from proceeding or being accepted |
| 10. | boot out | force out; expel |
| 11. | bounce | refuse entry; eject |
| 12. | brush off | dismiss casually or rudely |
| 13. | call off | cancel; stop from happening |
| 14. | cancel | decide something will not happen |
| 15. | cast out | expel from a group |
| 16. | contest | challenge; reject formally |
| 17. | cross off | remove from a list |
| 18. | cull | selectively remove |
| 19. | cut off | stop contact; exclude |
| 20. | cut out | exclude; remove from consideration |
| 21. | debar | officially exclude from participation |
| 22. | decline | politely refuse or turn down |
| 23. | deny | refuse to grant or allow |
| 24. | disallow | refuse to permit or accept |
| 25. | disapprove | refuse to approve; judge wrong |
| 26. | discard | get rid of as unwanted |
| 27. | dismiss | reject as unworthy of consideration |
| 28. | disqualify | declare unfit or ineligible |
| 29. | disregard | pay no attention to |
| 30. | drive out | force to leave; expel |
| 31. | eject | force out; expel |
| 32. | eliminate | remove from consideration |
| 33. | end | bring to a stop |
| 34. | evict | force out of a property |
| 35. | exclude | keep out; not accept |
| 36. | expel | officially force out |
| 37. | fend off | ward off; reject |
| 38. | filter out | remove as unsuitable |
| 39. | flatly refuse | refuse without compromise |
| 40. | forbid | order not to do or accept |
| 41. | freeze out | exclude socially or professionally |
| 42. | gainsay | deny; speak against |
| 43. | halt | stop; prevent continuation |
| 44. | ignore | refuse to take notice of |
| 45. | invalidate | make legally or officially void |
| 46. | jettison | discard to get rid of |
| 47. | kick out | force out; expel |
| 48. | kill | stop; reject a proposal |
| 49. | knock back | reject; turn down |
| 50. | leave out | exclude; not include |
| 51. | lock out | prevent from entering |
| 52. | nix | reject or cancel informally |
| 53. | not accept | refuse to take or approve |
| 54. | not admit | refuse entry or acceptance |
| 55. | not allow | refuse permission |
| 56. | not approve | refuse to authorize |
| 57. | not endorse | refuse to support |
| 58. | not grant | refuse to give officially |
| 59. | nullify | make legally null and void |
| 60. | omit | leave out; not include |
| 61. | oppose | resist; reject support |
| 62. | ostracize | exclude from a group |
| 63. | overrule | reject a decision by authority |
| 64. | pare back | reduce by removing parts |
| 65. | prohibit | formally forbid or disallow |
| 66. | prune | cut away as unnecessary |
| 67. | quash | suppress or reject decisively |
| 68. | rebuff | reject bluntly or unkindly |
| 69. | refuse | decline to accept or do |
| 70. | remove | take away; exclude |
| 71. | renounce | formally give up or reject |
| 72. | repudiate | refuse to accept as true |
| 73. | retract | take back; withdraw |
| 74. | return | send back; not accept |
| 75. | rule out | exclude as a possibility |
| 76. | scrap | discard as no longer useful |
| 77. | send away | make someone leave; refuse |
| 78. | send back | return as unacceptable |
| 79. | set aside | reject or disregard temporarily |
| 80. | shrug off | dismiss as unimportant |
| 81. | shun | avoid; reject socially |
| 82. | shut out | exclude from access or participation |
| 83. | snub | reject by ignoring deliberately |
| 84. | spurn | reject with contempt |
| 85. | strike off | remove officially from a list |
| 86. | take out | remove; exclude |
| 87. | terminate | end; stop officially |
| 88. | throw out | discard; reject as invalid |
| 89. | trim | cut down by removing |
| 90. | turn aside | reject or divert |
| 91. | turn away | refuse entry or acceptance |
| 92. | turn down | refuse to accept or approve |
| 93. | veto | officially reject a decision |
| 94. | void | declare invalid or without effect |
| 95. | ward off | keep away; repel |
| 96. | wave off | signal refusal or dismissal |
| 97. | weed out | remove unwanted items |
| 98. | withdraw | remove or take back |
| 99. | withhold approval | not give permission or support |
| 100. | withhold consent | refuse to agree |