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apprehensive(adjective, excited, anxious, awkward, unsettled)
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backward
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cantankerous(determined, fixed, stubborn, willful, sullenness)
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disturbed(upset, anxious, awkward, irregular, unsettled)
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fickle(excited, fearful, capricious, errant, unmanageable)
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incorrigible
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indifferent
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laggard
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obstreperous
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querulous(anxious, irritable, worried, tense, restless)
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rebel
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sleepless(adjective, anxious, unsettled, restless, disturbed)
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unrestful(upset, anxious, unsettled, shaky, tense)
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unsubmissive
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adverse(negative, hostile, different, conflicting, opposing)
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averse
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breachy
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breathless(adjective, keen, enthusiastic, excited, ready)
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chafing
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changeable(excited, anxious, irregular, unsettled, broken)
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