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 |
|---|---|
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| multilingual | of, having, or expressed in several languages |
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
