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 |
|---|---|
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
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