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intractable(determined, negative, hostile, fixed)
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perverse(determined, negative, nervous, hostile)
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fractious(cross, nervous, irritable, restless)
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skittish(excited, anxious, nervous, worried)
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stubborn(determined, negative, nervous, hostile)
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unquiet(anxious, awkward, unsettled, shaky)
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unyielding(determined, nervous, fixed, restless)
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anxious(upset, keen, wild, enthusiastic)
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contrary(determined, nervous, fixed, different)
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eager(keen, violent, enthusiastic, excited)
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froward(noun, negative, nervous, hostile)
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highly strung(expression, idiom)
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overstrung(excited, nervous, agitated, tense)
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antsy(upset, keen, wild, enthusiastic)
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balky(negative, nervous, hostile, different)
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pertinacious(determined, fixed, stubborn)
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rebellious(violent, negative, hostile, different)
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excitable(excited, anxious, nervous, worried)
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impetuous(impulsive, thinking, rash, unthinking)
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in suspense(expression, idiom)
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