3
audacious(adjective, defiant)
3
austere(adjective, severe, rigid)
3
averse(adjective, unwilling)
3
convinced(adjective, determined, fixed, stubborn)
3
cross-grained(difficult, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous, crusty)
3
hanging(adjective, determined, resolute, uncompromising, unshakeable)
3
hanging tough(expression, adjective, mean, hard, determined)
3
hard-core(adjective, firm, determined, resolute, impulsive)
3
heady(adjective, determined, fixed, stubborn)
3
impenitent
3
incorrigible(adjective, mean, passionate, violent, wild)
3
invariable
3
inveterate(adjective, firm, determined, usual, regular)
3
lawless(adjective, control, order, resist, peace)
3
naughty
3
obstreperous(adjective, control, order, difficult, resist)
3
orthodox(moderate, cautious, conventional, timid, traditional)
3
peevish(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, crabby)
3
perseverant
3
persisting(adjective, firm, determined, resolute, hardened)
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