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 |
|---|---|
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| lateral | of or relating to the side |