Impugn
To challenge as false
Contest
To challenge or dispute
Ruminate
To think over
Stymie
To block
Check
To restrict
Squelch
To crush, to squash; to quell
Fatuous
Silly and foolish
Dolt
Idiot
Approbation
Approval
Deference
Courteous respect
Rhapsodise
To gush
Latent
Present but not active
Amity
Friendship
Respite
Period of inactivity
Table
To postpone indefinitely
Abeyance
Suspension of activity or function
Reprieve
A temporary relief
Improvident
Wasteful
Exorbitant
Excessive
Spendthrift
Wastefully extravagant
Reprimand
To punish
Admonish
To warn or criticise gently
Spurn
To treat with disrespect
Inveigh
To denounce