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 |
|---|---|
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |