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 |
|---|---|
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| oatmeal | meal made from oats |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| doddering | feeble |
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| bountiful | liberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |