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untoward(adjective, adverb, control, order)
6
determined(adjective, firm, persistent, obstinate)
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difficult(adjective, wild, awkward, obstinate)
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firm(adjective, persistent, obstinate, stubborn)
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immovable(adjective, difficult, determined, fixed)
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indocile(adjective, control, order, difficult)
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uncompliant(adjective, firm, unreasonable, grim)
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balky(adjective, firm, negative, unreasonable)
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persistent(adjective, firm, obstinate, stubborn)
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tenacious(adjective, firm, difficult, wild)
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dogged(adjective, firm, unreasonable, grim)
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incompliant(adjective, firm, difficult, wild)
4
inexorable(adjective, firm, persistent, obstinate)
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intransigent(adjective, firm, obstinate, stubborn)
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rigid(adjective, firm, persistent, obstinate)
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uncompromising(adjective, firm, difficult, violent)
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willful(adjective, firm, difficult, stupid)
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cantankerous(firm, difficult, wild, awkward)
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pertinacious(adjective, firm, difficult, awkward)
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single-minded(adjective, firm, persistent, obstinate)
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