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"word": "eigenzinnig"
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"sense": "given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray",
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"word": "eigenwillig"
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"sense": "given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray",
"word": "kapa"
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"sense": "given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray",
"word": "desobediente"
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"word": "widerspenstig"
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"roman": "svojenravnyj",
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"sense": "obstinate, contrary and unpredictable",
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"sense": "not on target",
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