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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 2

obstinate

adjective

Definition

stubbornly refusing to change opinion

In a sentence

He was obstinate in his refusal.

Similar words

  • stubborn

Why this word matters: obstinate appears in academic reading at the 8th-grade level and is exactly the type of word that shows up on the CPS HSAT Reading section. Practice it in context with our spaced-repetition system at vocabulary.