Vocabulary Word
Word: recalcitrant
Definition: disobedient or resisting authority even after being punished; obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly; Ex. recalcitrant child
Definition: disobedient or resisting authority even after being punished; obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly; Ex. recalcitrant child
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::: sheathe - place into a case; insert into or provide with a sheath; Ex. He sheathed his dagger; N. sheath: case for a blade
::: deify - turn into a god; make a god of; idolize; Ex. Kings were deified; CF. deity
::: frustrate - thwart; defeat; prevent from accomplishing a purpose
::: inaugurate - begin formally; install in office; induct into office by a formal ceremony; N. inauguration; ADJ. inaugural
::: waft - move gently (in air or in seas) by wind or waves; Ex. leaves wafting past the window
::: imperative - absolutely necessary; that must be done; critically important; expressing command; Ex. It is imperative that; N: something that must be done
::: analogous - comparable; similar
::: iridescent - exhibiting rainbowlike colors; Ex. iridescent oil slick; N. iridescence
