TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 10-Oct-12
If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web. 10-Oct-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists obdurate [ OB-doo-rit, -dyoo'- ] [ adjective ] MEANING : 1. unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding. 2. stubbornly resistant to moral influence; persistently impenitent USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : His obdurate innings saved the match for his team. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : A difficult aspect of Louis Boudin's legacy is illustrated by his obdurate attempt to join the first convention of the International Workers of the World, known as the "Wobblies", on June 27, 1905, in Chicago. ABC News, Book Excerpt: Family Circle, The Boudins and the Aristocracy of the Left malcontent ...