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pig-headed(adjective, obstinate, characteristic, quality, refusal)
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persevering(adjective, characteristic, quality, strong, tough)
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bullheaded(adjective, characteristic, quality, strong, hard)
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set in stone(expression, adjective, idiom, mean, hard)
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willful(adjective, characteristic, quality, strong, tough)
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difficult(adjective, hard, complex, change, position)
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adamantine(adjective, characteristic, quality, strong, hard)
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iron(adjective, characteristic, quality, mean, strong)
13
unaccommodating(adjective, change, position, attitude, determination)
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unregenerate(adjective, characteristic, quality, refusal, stubbornness)
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standing pat(adjective, determined, resolute, obstinate, uncompromising)
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uncompliant(adjective, characteristic, quality, tough, resist)
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unruly(adjective, difficult, violent, wild, determined)
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unshakeable(adjective, determined, resolute, uncompromising)
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balky(adjective, characteristic, quality, attitude, informal)
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insubordinate(adjective, characteristic, quality, tough, firm)
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wayward(adjective, tough, difficult, negative, hostile)
12
incompliant(adjective, characteristic, quality, tough, resist)
12
unchangeable(adjective, steady, fixed, resolute, rigid)
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pat(adjective, characteristic, quality, determined, usual)
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