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 |
|---|---|
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| dossier | a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |