Obstinacy
Perversity, inflexibility
Implore
Exhort, entreat
Precarious
Insecure, hazardous
Evasive
Explicit, imprecise
Levity
Merriment, carefreeness
Polemical
Corrosive, critical
Misogyny
Belittling of women
Reiterate
Restate, rehearse
Inscrutable
Cryptic, enigmatic
Vivacious
Cheerful, bubbly
Convival
Affable, sociable
Berserk
Demented, insane
Odious
Sickening, nauseous
Abrogate
Revoke, annul
Construe
Understand, interpret