refractory vs unbending

refractory

adj
  • Incapable of registering a reaction or stimulus. 

  • Obstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something. 

  • Not affected by great heat. 

  • Difficult to treat. 

noun
  • A material or piece of material, such as a brick, that has a very high melting point. 

unbending

adj
  • inflexible and not yielding 

  • very reserved, aloof and asocial 

noun
  • The act of one who unbends. 

How often have the words refractory and unbending occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )