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From www.m-w.com . It's today's word of the day....

The Word of the Day for October 13 is:

obdurate \AHB-duh-rut\ adjective
1 a : stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing b : hardened in
feelings
*2 : resistant to persuasion or softening influences

Example sentence:
Although Kristie tried hard to persuade Bob to attend the
party, he remained obdurate in his refusal to go.

Did you know?
When you are confronted with someone obdurate, you may end
up feeling dour. During the encounter, you may find that you
need to be durable to keep your sanity intact. Maybe you will
find such situations less stressful in the future if you can
face them knowing that the words "obdurate," "dour," "during,"
and "durable" are etymological kissing cousins. All of those
words trace back to the Latin adjective "durus," which
means "hard."

------ As the paragraph suggests, to find situations less stressful, you can face them because they trace back to Latin vocabulary. Uhm... ------