obdurate

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The Word of the Day for October 13 is:

obdurate   \AHB-duh-rut\   adjective
     1 a : stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing  b : hardened in 
feelings
    *2 : resistant to persuasion or softening influences

Example sentence:
     Although Helen tried hard to persuade Joe to attend the 
neighbors' party, he remained obdurate in his refusal to go.

Did you know?
     When you are confronted with someone obdurate, you may end 
up feeling dour.  During the encounter, you may find that you 
need to be durable to keep your sanity intact.  Maybe you will 
find such situations less stressful in the future if you can 
face them knowing that the words "obdurate," "dour," "during," 
and "durable" are etymological kissing cousins. All of those 
words trace back to the Latin adjective "durus," which 
means "hard."

*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.