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
squanderto spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate
bewitchto influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
missilecapable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object
amputateto remove by or as if by cutting
depreciateto lower in honor or esteem
contingentdependent on or conditioned by something else
emulateto strive to equal or excel
indigentsuffering from extreme poverty : impoverished
smeara viscous or sticky substance