5
rebellious(adjective, violent, negative, hostile, different)
5
restiff(obstinacy, disobedience, refusal, unwillingness, sullenness)
5
willful(determined, fixed, stubborn, obstinacy, capricious)
4
disobedient(stubborn, disobedience)
4
excitable(adjective, excited, anxious, nervous, worried)
4
impetuous(adjective, impulsive, thinking, rash, unthinking)
4
in suspense(expression, adjective, idiom)
4
indocile(adjective, irritable, restless, unruly, peevish)
4
insubordinate(adjective, violent, negative, hostile, different)
4
itchy(adjective, anxious, unsettled, restless, uneasy)
4
loath
4
ornery(adjective, informal, negative, nervous, hostile)
4
peevish(awkward, irritable, unsettled, restless, uncomfortable)
4
recusant(violent, negative, hostile, different, adverse)
4
reluctant
4
resisting
4
self-willed(determined, fixed, stubborn, obstinacy, capricious)
4
ungovernable
4
unsettled(adjective, anxious, awkward, restless, uneasy)
3
agog(adjective, keen, wild, enthusiastic, excited)
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