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oversensitive(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
1
partisan
1
passionate(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative)
1
pettifogging(adjective, discord)
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pettish(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
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pilpulistic
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plaintive(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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polarizing
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prickly(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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pro and con(expression, idiom)
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proof against
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protesting
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quibbling(adjective, nit-picking, pharisaical, pharisaic)
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recalcitrant
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reluctant
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renitent
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repellent
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resentful(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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resistant
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resisting
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