TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 01-Jan-12
If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web. 01-Jan-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists obstinate [ OB-stuh'-nit ] [ adjective ] MEANING : 1. stubborn, unyielding or mulish 2. difficult to treat or alleviate 3. persistent or refractory USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : Being an obstinate and headstrong young man, he frequently clashed with his bosses. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : Combine the obstinate mind-set with the strength of a seven-year old chimp—four to eight times as strong as an adult human—and that is a recipe for trouble, Fouts said. National Geographic, Goodall Group Calls for Curtain on Ape "Actors", Jennifer Hile, February 13, 2004 animadversion [ an-uh'-mad-VUR-zhuh' n, -shuh' n ] [ noun ] MEANING : 1. negative criticism 2. a censoriou