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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WordMeaning
ficklemarked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness
disbarto expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
propagateto cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction
platonicof, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism
soothsayera person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator
adverseacting against or in a contrary direction : hostile
rationalean explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena
agapewide open : gaping
meagerhaving little flesh : thin
punitiveinflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment