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
inculcateto teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
provocativeserving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate
hegemonypreponderant influence or authority over others : domination
detonationthe action or process of detonating
scourgewhip
jabto pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
nipto catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch
crassgross
nethersituated down or below : lower