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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WordMeaning
queruloushabitually complaining
unsavoryinsipid
presagesomething that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
visionaryhaving or marked by foresight and imagination
compliantready or disposed to comply : submissive
attestto affirm to be true or genuine
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
annihilateto cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains
scuttlea shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce)
brittleeasily broken, cracked, or snapped