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compelled(adjective, difficult, awkward, forced, averse)
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competitive
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con
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confirmed(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
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confrontational(adjective, defiant)
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contradicting
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contrariant(negative, hostile, different, adverse, conflicting)
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converse(negative, hostile, different, adverse, conflicting)
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counteractant
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counteracting
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counteractive
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countervailing
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counterworking
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crotchety
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curb
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cursory
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demanding(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
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demurring(adjective, difficult, awkward, wary, unenthusiastic)
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deviant
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diametric(negative, hostile, different, adverse, conflicting)
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