Answer:
prevent something considered wrong or undesirable from succeeding.
Explanation:
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A musician needs quick jands to play the marimba
<h3>I'll just remove the answer because you don't need it :/ </h3>
You shouldn't know what an oiji board is at your age....
I would consider this a simile because it is making a comparison. It is comparing the Prophets of the 8th century to the speaker in this piece of text.