intractable

Mario A. (United States of America)
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  1. amiss
    in an improper or mistaken manner
  2. lull
    make calm or still
  3. apprehension
    fearful expectation or anticipation
  4. expostulation
    an exclamation of protest, opposition, or criticism
  5. admonition
    a firm rebuke
  6. disposition
    your usual mood
  7. malice
    the desire to see others suffer
  8. throes
    violent pangs of suffering
  9. effusive
    uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
  10. abject
    of the most contemptible kind
  11. affliction
    a cause of great suffering and distress
  12. intractable
    difficult to manage or mold
Created on Tue Dec 09 15:14:34 EST 2008

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