| Flashcards: Latin Derivatives |
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obdurate
1) stubborn; obstinate; 2) hardhearted; impenitent
An obdurate felon is unlikely to receive judicial clemency.
Related English word: obduracy
Latin root words: obduro,
obdurare, obduravi, obduratus - to hold out, persist; durus, dura,
durum - hard; harsh; duro, durare, duravi, duratus - to make or
become hard; |