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
vestigea trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost
cataclysmflood
sanctuarya consecrated place: such as
reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
tatterto make ragged
arcaneknown or knowable only to a few people : secret
renegadea deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another
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zephyra breeze from the west
ecclesiasticecclesiastical