Vocabulaire

tenacious

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is a tenacious leader.”

Synonymes: persistent, determined

Antonymes: weak

perversity

Nom

Exemple: “Out of sheer perversity, he chose the worst option.”

Synonymes: contrariness, depravity

Antonymes: reasonableness, decency

headstrong

Adjectif

Exemple: “He is too headstrong to take advice.”

Synonymes: stubborn, willful

Antonymes: obedient, flexible

recalcitrant

/rɪˈkælsɪtrənt/

Exemple: “A recalcitrant client refused to cooperate.”

Synonymes: defiant, intractable, refractory

contumacious

/ˌkɑːntuˈmeɪʃəs/

Exemple: “He was punished for contumacious behavior.”

Synonymes: insubordinate