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tit-for-tat(adjective, reactive, reciprocal, vindictive)
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traded
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transposed
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unappeasable
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venomous(adjective, mean, hateful, malicious, spiteful)
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abusive
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accusing
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acrimonious
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back
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bitter
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chastening
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concerning punishment(expression, adjective, punishing, disciplinary, penal)
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defensive
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grim(adjective, mean, hateful, malicious, spiteful)
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grudging(adjective, mean, hateful, malicious, spiteful)
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inimical(adjective, reactive, reciprocal, vindictive, unforgiving)
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invidious
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justificative
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malignant(adjective, mean, hateful, malicious, spiteful)
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merciless(adjective, mean, hateful, malicious, spiteful)
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