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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |
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| distend | extend |
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