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 |
|---|---|
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| leery | suspicious |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |