Question

17. In Chapter VII, Lockwood predicts that he's going to come

down with "an obstinate cold." The word obstinate comes from
the Latin ob- meaning "in the way" and -stinare meaning "to
stand." So, looking at its root words, obstinate most nearly
means
A. comfortable.
B. easy to pass on to someone else.
C. requiring a great deal of effort.
D. not easily gotten rid of.

Answer 1

Obstinate most nearly means C. requiring a great deal of effort.

Step-by-step explanation:

Correct

Answer 2

D, not easily gotten rid of.