pervicacious \puhr-vih-KAY-shuhs\ (adjective) - Refusing to change one's ideas, behavior, etc.; stubborn; obstinate.

"May they be efficacious upon the mind of one of the most pervicacious young creatures that ever was ...Read More

inexorable \in-EK-sur-uh-bul; in-EKS-ruh-bul\ (adjective) - Not to be persuaded or moved by entreaty or prayer; firm; determined; unyielding; unchangeable; inflexible; relentless.

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connubial \kuh-NOO-bee-ul; -NYOO-\ (adjective) - Of or pertaining to marriage, or the marriage state; conjugal; nuptial.

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solicitous \suh-LIS-uh-tuhs\, adjective) - 1 : Manifesting or expressing care or concern. 2 : Full of anxiety or concern; apprehensive. 3 : Extremely careful; meticulous. 4 : Full of desire; eager.

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rivulet \RIV-yuh-lut\ (noun) - A small stream or brook; a streamlet.

"In this extremity, continuing his walk, he discovered a rivulet of the purest water, of which he copiously drank." -- Charles Swan, ' Gesta Romanorum' ...Read More

tutelary \TOO-tuh-lair-ee; TYOO-\ (adjective) - Having the guardianship or charge of protecting a person or a thing; guardian; protecting; as, "tutelary goddesses."

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