Advanced Vocabulary - Ways to Say Stop
Match the verbs on the left with their definitions on the right. The tiles in the right-hand column are sortable. ANSWERS
- inhibit
- suppress
- expunge
- decline
- repeal
- sever
- dissuade
- discard
- terminate
- stall
- rub off or remove information from a piece of writing
- persuade somebody not to do something
- completely end a relationship or all communication with somebody
- end the employment contract of an employee
- stop people from opposing the government, especially by using force
- (of a vehicle or an engine) to stop suddenly because of a lack of power
- say that you will not or cannot do something
- state officially that a law no longer has legal authority and has ended
- get rid of something that you no longer want or need
- prevent something from growing or developing well
