baulk vs resist

baulk is a noun but resist is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
baulk	Yes	No	Yes	No
resist	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, baulk and resist are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of baulk include balk, jib.

baulk (noun)	resist (noun)
one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
the area on a billiard table behind the balkline

baulk (verb)	resist (verb)
refuse to comply	stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
	withstand the force of something
	refuse to comply
	express opposition through action or words
	elude, especially in a baffling way
	resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ