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Disobey :: Disobey (v. t.) Not to obey; to neglect or refuse to obey (a superior or his commands, the laws, etc.); to transgress the commands of (one in authority); to violate, as an order; as, refractory children disobey their parents; men disobey their Maker and the laws..

Haggard :: Haggard (a.) Wild or intractable; disposed to break away from duty; untamed; as, a haggard or refractory hawk..

Turbulent :: Turbulent (a.) Disposed to insubordination and disorder; restless; unquiet; refractory; as, turbulent spirits..

Unruly :: Unruly (superl.) Not submissive to rule; disregarding restraint; disposed to violate; turbulent; ungovernable; refractory; as, an unruly boy; unruly boy; unruly conduct..

Bulldog :: Bulldog (n.) A refractory material used as a furnace lining, obtained by calcining the cinder or slag from the puddling furnace of a rolling mill..

Recalcitration :: Recalcitration (n.) A kicking back again; opposition; repugnance; refractoriness.

Pervicacious :: Pervicacious (a.) Obstinate; willful; refractory.

Stubby :: Stubborn (a.) Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding; persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not yielding to reason or persuasion; refractory; harsh; -- said of persons and things; as, stubborn wills; stubborn ore; a stubborn oak; as stubborn as a mule..

Refractoriness :: Refractoriness (n.) The quality or condition of being refractory.

Refractor :: Refractor (n.) A refracting telescope, in which the image to be viewed is formed by the refraction of light in passing through a convex lens..

Restive :: Restive (a.) Impatient under coercion, chastisement, or opposition; refractory..

Refractor :: Refractor (n.) Anything that refract.

Calcitrant :: Calcitrant (a.) Kicking. Hence: Stubborn; refractory.

Refractorily :: Refractorily (adv.) In a refractory manner; perversely; obstinately.

Vicious :: Vicious (a.) Not well tamed or broken; given to bad tricks; unruly; refractory; as, a vicious horse..

Intractable :: Intractable (a.) Not tractable; not easily governed, managed, or directed; indisposed to be taught, disciplined, or tamed; violent; stubborn; obstinate; refractory; as, an intractable child..

Deflagrate :: Deflagrate (v. t.) To cause to burn with sudden and sparkling combustion, as by the action of intense heat; to burn or vaporize suddenly; as, to deflagrate refractory metals in the oxyhydrogen flame..

Brake :: Brake (v. t.) A frame for confining a refractory horse while the smith is shoeing him; also, an inclosure to restrain cattle, horses, etc..

Crucible :: Crucible (n.) A vessel or melting pot, composed of some very refractory substance, as clay, graphite, platinum, and used for melting and calcining substances which require a strong degree of heat, as metals, ores, etc..

Refractory :: Refractory (n.) OPottery) A piece of ware covered with a vaporable flux and placed in a kiln, to communicate a glaze to the other articles..

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