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
overturnto cause to turn over : upset
guilelessinnocent
repulseto drive or beat back : repel
siderealof, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral
luridcausing horror or revulsion : gruesome
sonneta fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme
sequesterto set apart : segregate
triviaunimportant matters : trivial facts or details
capsizeto cause to overturn
devoidbeing without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment