GRE Word List

RECALCITRANT

obstinately defiant of authority or restraint

The meaning of the word recalcitrant is obstinately defiant of authority or restraint.

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WordMeaning
partisana firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person
vegetateto lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind
fretto eat or gnaw into : corrode
shearto cut off the hair from
reserveto hold in reserve : keep back
canvassto go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments
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diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
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