A few weeks ago, in her review of Stephen King’s book 11/22/63, Amy Makechnie mentioned a great word nerd word: obdurate. Specifically, she quoted King:
“The past is obdurate. It doesn’t like to change.”
Thank you Mr. King, and Amy. Now, let’s learn some more…
Obdurate \’äb-d(y)ə-rət\ adj, from Latin obdurare, to harden; hardened in feelings, unyielding, resistant to persuasion.
I know some obdurate people, do you? Frustrating, aren’t they?
Word Nerd Workout
It’s different this time, so read carefully. Think of some antonyms for obdurate. Share them in the comments.
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Other fun word nerd words:
Julia
I used my context clues to figure that one out during my reading of the book. Wasn’t it such a great read? I put my review on the bottom in case you were interested!
BTW I love how I learn something new from your blog so often!
http://loveatfirstbook.com/2012/09/21/112263-by-stephen-king-book-18/
Rebecca- I’m glad you learn new things here. That’s my goal!
Great word, and it plays such a big role in that book (that line about the past being obdurate is repeated often). Antonyms…flexible, fluid, willing.
Good job on the workout! Thanks for stopping by.
I love that word! I looked it up so many times when reading that book. Thanks for the spotlight. As for antonyms: flexible, passive, easy, soft. Love the other “O” words too and while I have a sense of what they mean, I’m going to go look them up…
Great ideas for antonyms. And you don’t have to go look them up- click the links or visit my “word nerd vocabulary page”- they are right here!