Uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled.

• A. inimical
• B. innocuous
• C. intransigent
• D. ingenuous

Answer: (C)

The question tests your ability to pick a word that conveys a steadfast refusal to yield or compromise. The best fit is intransigent, which means stubbornly unyielding or uncompromising—not willing to change one’s position or reconcile differences even in the face of pressure.

Think of it this way: intransigent captures the exact behavior described—refusing to be reconciled or to budge from a stance. The other words don’t carry that same sense. Inimical means hostile or harmful toward someone or something, which is about attitude rather than the act of refusing to compromise. Innocuous means harmless or innocuous, nothing to do with stubbornness or negotiation. Ingenuous describes someone who is innocent or naive, not cunning or inflexible.