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sparing(adjective, close, mean, near, narrow)
2
spiting
2
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2
tightfisted(adjective, close, mean, near, narrow)
2
unenthusiastic(adjective, difficult, awkward, wary, pessimistic)
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accounting
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afraid(adjective, difficult, awkward, unenthusiastic, forced)
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against the grain(expression, adjective, idiom, forced, averse)
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animositying
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annoyed(adjective, upset, unhappy, angry, irritated)
1
antisocial(adjective, nasty, cold, hostile, aloof)
1
apathetic
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averse(adjective, difficult, awkward, unenthusiastic, forced)
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avid(adjective, close, keen, eager, desirous)
1
balking
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begrudge
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begrudgingly
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