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factiousness(order, command, resistance, spite)
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gas(informal, defiance)
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guts(informal, defiance)
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heedlessness(resistance, recklessness, obstinacy, stubbornness)
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impetuousness(resistance, recklessness, obstinacy, stubbornness)
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imprudence(resistance, recklessness, obstinacy, stubbornness)
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impudence
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impugnment(order, command, resistance, spite)
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impulsiveness(resistance, recklessness, obstinacy, stubbornness)
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insolence
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intemperanc(resistance, recklessness, obstinacy, stubbornness)
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lawlessness(resistance, recklessness, obstinacy, stubbornness)
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muster(informal, defiance)
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orneriness(resistance, recklessness, obstinacy, stubbornness)
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perverseness(resistance, obstinacy, stubbornness, imprudence)
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rebellion
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recklessness(resistance, obstinacy, stubbornness, imprudence)
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temerity
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throwing of the gauntlet(expression, idiom, order, command)
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waywardness(resistance, recklessness, obstinacy, stubbornness)
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