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insubordinate(adjective, quality, tough, firm)
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incompliant(adjective, quality, tough, resist)
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pat(adjective, quality, determined, usual)
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single-minded(adjective, quality, tough, firm)
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remorseless(adjective, quality, resist, cruel)
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unflagging(adjective, persistence, stubbornness, tenacious)
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staunch(adjective, quality, strong, tough)
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defiant(adjective, unwilling, defiant)
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doctrinaire(adjective, persistence, stubbornness, opinionated)
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indefatigable(adjective, resolute, persistence, stubbornness)
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tireless(adjective, resolute, persistence, stubbornness)
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cantankerous(adjective, quality, tough, firm)
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diligent(adjective, resolute, persistence, stubbornness)
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bulldogged(adjective, persistence, stubbornness, tenacious)
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cross-grained(adjective, quality, refusal, stubbornness)
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hardened(adjective, quality, hard, careless)
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ornery(adjective, quality, tough, firm)
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unchanging(adjective, persistence, stubbornness)
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undaunted(adjective, persistence, stubbornness, tenacious)
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assertive(adjective, persistence, stubbornness)
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