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 |
|---|---|
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| cerebration | to use the mind : think |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |