Question

Use this online dictionary to look up the word recalcitrant. Describe the word’s origin, the most common meaning of the word, two synonyms, and two antonyms.

Answer 1

Sample Response: "Recalcitrant" comes from the Latin word "recalcitrare," which means "to be disobedient." The word "recalcitrant" means "stubbornly resistant." Two synonyms are "obstreperous" and "willful." Two antonyms are "compliant" and "obedient."

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Answer 2

The word comes from the Latin calcitrate that means to kick nowadays it is used to define a person who is resilient to any attack or opposing force that can be in their way more specifically against control. It is commonly used to talk about political situations.

Two synonyms are uncooperative, unmanageable, and two antonyms are docile compliant.