INTRANSIGENT

PRONUNCIATION: (in-TRAN-si-jent)

MEANING:
adjective: Unwilling to compromise, especially from an extreme position.
noun: One who refuses to compromise.


(if you like, TRANGENTSI; read "In 'TRANSI', 'GENT'")

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INTRANSIENT - a one-night stand (maybe that should be SINTRANSIGENT?)

or, maybe

PINTRANSIGENT - (bowling): that last 7-pin that won't go down in the 10th frame, spoiling a 300-game