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14 Cards in this Set
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dogged (adj)
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determined; unwilling to give up
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Like a Pit Bull
The little boy doggedly attempted to cross the monkey bars. |
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inexorable (adj)
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relentless
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Like a Pit Bull
The teacher questioned the student inexorably until she got the answer that she wanted. |
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obstinate (adj)
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stubborn
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Like a Pit Bull
ob The mull obstinatly rufused to move from its pen. |
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intransigent (adj)
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uncompromising
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Like a Pit Bull
The lawyer had an intransigent attitude over his cusitody battles. |
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contentious (adj)
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quarrelsome
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Like a Pit Bull
The worker had a contentious attitude when anybody questioned the validity of his work. |
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pertinacity (n)
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stubborness
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Like a Pitt Bull
per My grandmother has an air of pertinance. |
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steadfast (adj)
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unchanging; unswerving
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Like a Pitt Bull
Thier relationship was steadfast. |
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recalcitrant (adj)
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stubbornly rebellious
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Like a Pitt Bull
The troubled teen was constantly showing signs that he was recalcitrantly rebelling something major. |
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tenacious (adj)
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holding firmly; persistent
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Like a Pit Bull
tenax She tenaciously defended her opinion on fabric softeners. |
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disputatious (adj)
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inclined to arguing
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Like a Pitt Bull
The lawyer found that her disputatious attitude in the court room followed her into her personal life. |
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obdurate (adj)
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intractable; not easily persuaded
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Like a Pitt Bull
ob The teacher acted obdurately when it came to adjusting your grade. |
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intractable (adj)
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hard to manage; stubborn
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Like a Pitt Bull
tract My science partner was intractable. |
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adamant (adj)
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refusing to yield
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Like a Pitt Bull
She acted adamantly when j-walking in NYC. |
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litigious (adj)
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prone to bringing lawsuits
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Like a Pitt Bull
The lady who had five husbands and five divorces was pronounced to be litigious and of a great investment to money hungry lawyers. |
