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challenging(defiant, oppositional)
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conflicting(contentious, defiant, oppositional)
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bellicose(difficult, hostile, antagonistic, aggressive)
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belligerent(difficult, hostile, antagonistic, aggressive)
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defiant(hostile, aggressive, belligerent, quarrelsome)
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combative(difficult, hostile, aggressive, belligerent)
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contentious(difficult, hostile, aggressive, radical)
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truculent(difficult, hostile, antagonistic, aggressive)
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quarrelsome(difficult, hostile, aggressive, radical)
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antagonistic(hostile, contrary, aggressive, belligerent)
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antagonizing
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argumentative(difficult, hostile, antagonistic, contrary)
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insolent(hostile, belligerent, quarrelsome, defiant)
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audacious
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bold
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contrary(hostile, aggressive, belligerent, argumentative)
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daring
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oppositional(hostile, contrary, contentious, opposing)
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pugnacious(difficult, hostile, aggressive, radical)
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scrappy(hostile, antagonistic, contrary, aggressive)
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