Qualities
Synonyms for refractory
One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.
not responding to treatment
A refractory case of acne.
The true synonym
stubborn
Same sentence, swapped: A stubborn case of acne.
Close but different
These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for refractory as it is used in the sentence above.
- fractious
- disobedient
- repugnant
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