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 |
|---|---|
| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
| momentum | a property (see property |
| bliss | complete happiness |
| dys- | abnormal |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| meander | a winding path or course |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |