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chronic(adjective, set, continue, fixed, persistent)
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confirmed(adjective, continue, certain, determined, usual)
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deep-rooted(adjective, set, continue, fixed, impulse)
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habitual(adjective, continue, usual, fixed, established)
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ingrained(adjective, set, continue, fixed, impulse)
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deep-seated(adjective, set, continue, fixed, established)
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entrenched(adjective, set, continue, determined, usual)
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persistent(adjective, usual, obstinate, established, insistent)
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set(verb, adjective, continue, certain, usual)
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fixed(verb, adjective, set, certain, usual)
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rooted(verb, adjective, certain, determined, usual)
9
settled(adjective, set, continue, certain, determined)
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permanent(adjective, impulse, established)
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continuing(adjective, familiar, fixed, persistent, established)
7
incorrigible(adjective, bad, established, hopeless)
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old(adjective, familiar, established, hardened, traditional)
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perennial(adjective, familiar, established, hardened, enduring)
7
stubborn(adjective, characteristic, quality, firm, determined)
6
enduring(adjective, certain, familiar, limited, definite)
6
hardened(adjective, set, familiar, usual, fixed)
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