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  • 41stubborn — adjective 1) you re too stubborn to admit it Syn: obstinate, headstrong, willful, strong willed, pigheaded, obdurate, difficult, contrary, perverse, recalcitrant, inflexible, iron willed, uncompromising, unbending; informal stiff necked, bloody… …

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  • 42inflexible — 1 rigid, *stiff, tense, stark, wooden Analogous words: hard, solid, *firm: *rigid, rigorous, strict, stringent: tough, tenacious, stout, *strong: immobile, immovable Antonyms: flexible Contrasted words: *elastic, resilient, supple, springy …

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  • 43ob´du|rate|ness — ob|du|rate «OB duhr iht, dyuhr », adjective. 1. stubborn or unyielding; obstinate: »an obdurate refusal. SYNONYM(S): unbending, inexorable. 2. hardened in feelings or heart; unfeeling; pitiless; not repentant: »an obdurate criminal. Be…obdurate,… …

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  • 44ob´du|rate|ly — ob|du|rate «OB duhr iht, dyuhr », adjective. 1. stubborn or unyielding; obstinate: »an obdurate refusal. SYNONYM(S): unbending, inexorable. 2. hardened in feelings or heart; unfeeling; pitiless; not repentant: »an obdurate criminal. Be…obdurate,… …

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  • 45ob|du|rate — «OB duhr iht, dyuhr », adjective. 1. stubborn or unyielding; obstinate: »an obdurate refusal. SYNONYM(S): unbending, inexorable. 2. hardened in feelings or heart; unfeeling; pitiless; not repentant: »an obdurate criminal. Be…obdurate, do not hear …

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  • 46Hardened — Hard ened ( nd), a. 1. Made hard, or harder, or compact; made unfeeling or callous; made obstinate or obdurate; confirmed in error or vice. 2. Rendered resistant to the effects of nearby explosions; as, a hardened missile silo; hardened warhead… …

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  • 47inflexible — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin inflexibilis, from in + flexibilis flexible Date: 14th century 1. rigidly firm in will or purpose ; unyielding 2. not readily bent ; lacking or deficient in suppleness 3. incapable of change ;… …

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  • 49Azrael (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Azrael Img capt = Landscape = Background = group or band Origin = Minnesota, USA Genre = black metal Years active = 1999 mdash; present Label = Moribund Records Current members = Lord Samaiza, Algol Past members =… …

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  • 50Cultural influence of Gilbert and Sullivan — In the past 125 years, Gilbert and Sullivan have pervasively influenced popular culture in the English speaking world.[1] Lines and quotations from the Gilbert and Sullivan operas have become part of the English language, such as short, sharp… …

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