resist vs baulk

resist is not a noun while baulk is a noun.

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

As verbs, resist and baulk are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of resist include balk, jib.

resist (noun)	baulk (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

resist (verb)	baulk (verb)
stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something	refuse to comply
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