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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replicateduplicate
gibberishunintelligible or meaningless language:
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lanknot well filled out : slender
innuendoan oblique allusion : hint
adeptthoroughly proficient : expert
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