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restive [ˈrestıv] ADJ

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In many places the populace is getting restive again.
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A number of special operations forces operate in the restive south.
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However, forced resettlement may sometimes be counter-productive where it increases resentment among an already restive population against the ruling regime.
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The crowd left the cemetery in a restive mood.
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Once the missionaries learned the local language and began preaching directly to the people, the king grew restive.
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As the area became less restive, the town began to take on a less military character.
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The town meeting, however, became more restive when it learned of this.
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By noon, when the hearing eventually began, the restive crowd had grown to 2,000 to 3,000 in number.
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Some restive pairs, when added to another restive game of the same species, are still tame.
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Many parts of the empire maintained their cultural identity, and were at best restive participants in the imperial project.
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