Obstinate GRE Vocabulary Flashcard

Obstinate GRE Vocabulary Flashcard

/ˈɒb.stɪ.nət/ (adj)

unyielding, refusing to change, determined not to concur with others, stubborn, intransigent, persistent, adamant, mulish, inflexible, obdurate, pigheaded, fixed, headstrong, tenacious, pertinacious, foolhardy

A stubborn or obstinate person suffers from temporary hearing loss. The only opinion he hears is his own. An opposing opinion should be delivered in small portions. Plant seeds, leave pebbles, break it down. Little segments are easier to digest.

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Antonyms: compliant, submissive

Adverb: obstinately

Noun: obstinateness

Noun: obstinacy

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