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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superciliouscoolly and patronizingly haughty
porouspossessing or full of pores
gnomemaxim
pellucidadmitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion
debutanteone making a debut (see debut
striatedmarked with striations or striae
perfunctorycharacterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical
unwarrantedlacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified
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concisemarked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail