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 |
|---|---|
| submerge | to put under water |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |