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cumbering
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debarring(noun, verb)
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defeat
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dilatory
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discomfiture
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dogged
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dogmatic
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encumber
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faltering(verb, hesitating)
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fanatical
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foil
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forestalling(noun, watchful, opposing, defending, protective)
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grudging
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handicapping
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hard-headed
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hardheaded
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headstrong
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hindering
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indifferent
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inhibiting(noun, verb)
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