argumentative
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South Hall is known as one of Eastern’s “dump-off” blocks, where they send rabble-rousers, the outspoken, argumentative prisoners, the ones who have most fallen out of favor with the guards.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Iran’s new leaders got the multiday event off to an argumentative start.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
With six politicians vying for your attention, these debates can be noisy and argumentative, but they can also be enlightening and influential.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
There are mysteries to solve, of course, but they come and go, while family, even at its most arduous and argumentative, is forever.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2025
He has a huge heart, but he’s stubborn and argumentative.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
Vocabulary lists containing argumentative
Common Core Grades 7–8, List 1
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Common Core Grade 6, List 1
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Common Core Grades 9–10, List 1
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