3
madcap
3
radical(noun, person, operative, partisan, reactionary)
3
rebel(noun, radical, progressive, revolutionary, reactionary)
3
revolutionary(noun, radical, rebel, progressive, reactionary)
3
ringleader(noun, radical, operative, partisan, mastermind)
2
anarchist(radical, rebel, progressive, partisan, revolutionary)
2
blade
2
catalyst
2
exciter
2
hell-raiser
2
hellion
2
hothead
2
inflamer(noun, phony, mastermind, troublemaker, recreant)
2
mischief-maker
2
rouser
2
ugly customer(expression, idiom, pitfall)
1
demon
1
embers(ashes, cinders)
1
terrorist
1
adjy(radical, partisan, reactionary, leftist, malcontent)
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