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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| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
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| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
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