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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subsidya grant or gift of money: such as
gaffea social or diplomatic blunder
outragean act of violence or brutality
amnesialoss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness
embellishto make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate
subordinateplaced in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior
depictto represent by or as if by a picture
estrangedhaving lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship
chancellorthe secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king
somberso shaded as to be dark and gloomy