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 |
|---|---|
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |