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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fitacceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper
scourgewhip
flitto pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another
slapdashhaphazard
underlyinglying beneath or below
anecdotea usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident
insolencethe quality or state of being insolent
paritythe quality or state of being equal or equivalent
paupera person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity
residuesomething that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant