GRE Word List
RECALCITRANT
obstinately defiant of authority or restraint
The meaning of the word recalcitrant is obstinately defiant of authority or restraint.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| lewd | obscene |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |