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Stubborn

/stˈʌbərn/
B2
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(adj) Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting; persistent in doing something.

Your argument is not any more convincing than that of my stubborn father.
The more stubborn you are, the more isolated you become.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The old mule was very ____ and refused to move single inch despite the farmer's best efforts today.

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