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
visionaryhaving or marked by foresight and imagination
bereftdeprived or robbed of the possession or use of something
averto declare positively
dolorouscausing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief
comatoseof, resembling, or affected with coma
recoursea turning to someone or something for help or protection
winsomegenerally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
bravadoblustering swaggering conduct
igniteto set afire