TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 01-May-13
If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web. 01-May-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists recalcitrant [ ri-KAL-si-truh' nt ] [ noun, adjective ] MEANING : 1. (adj.) resistant to or defiant of control or authority 2. (adj.) difficult to deal with or manage; unresponsive; resistant 3. (n.)a recalcitrant person USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : The recalcitrant school boys in the inner cities of America make teaching there an unpleasant occupation. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : Yet Mr Ross Goobey never saw himself as a policeman keeping recalcitrant bosses in check—more a proud capitalist who wanted to see capitalism work properly. Economist, The war on corpocracy, Feb 12th 2008 disputatious [ dis-pyoo'-TEY-shuh's ] [ adjective ] MEANING : 1. inclined to be argumentative or contentious