GRE Word List
RECALCITRANT
disobedient or resisting authority even after being punished; obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly; Ex. recalcitrant child
The meaning of the word recalcitrant is disobedient or resisting authority even after being punished; obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly; Ex. recalcitrant child.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reimburse | repay; pay back |
| warren | tunnels in which rabbits live; overcrowded living area; crowded conditions in which people live |
| squabble | minor quarrel; bickering; V: engage in a minor quarrel; Ex. squabbling children |
| perturb | disturb greatly |
| minion | servile dependent; obsequious follower |
| mottled | blotched in coloring; spotted; Ex. mottled face; V. mottle: mark with blotches of different colors |
| satyr | half-human, half-bestial being in the court of Dionysus (resembling a goat), portrayed as wanton(unrestrained) and cunning; lecher; CF. faun; CF. goat: lecherous man |
| parchment | writing material made from the skin of a sheep or goat |
| bequeath | leave to someone by means of a will; hand down in his will; N. bequest |
| subsidy | direct financial aid by government, etc.; V. subsidize: assist with a subsidy |
