This week's theme: words to describe people. recalcitrant (ri-KAL-si-truhnt) adjective
Stubbornly resistant to authority. [From Latin recalcitrare (to kick back, to be disobedient), from re- (again) + calcitrare (to kick), from calx (heel). If you have a dog that has dug his heels in while you're trying to pull him forward, you have a case of an animal that's being recalcitrant, literally.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=recalcitrant -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "Mount Kelut has been on high alert for more than two weeks but activity escalated dramatically on Friday, triggering fresh rounds of evacuations carried out by troops and local officials. On Saturday, some recalcitrant residents were dragged from their homes." Indonesia's Mount Kelut Erupts; Agence France-Presse; Nov 3, 2007. Sponsored by: Join public radio's lively language show "A Way with Words" for a brand- new season. Language disputes resolved! http://waywordradio.org/#listen "Prinderella and the Since," "Beeping Sleauty," + 41 other tales spoonerized by Stoopnagle + more can be yours from Publisher at http://stoneandscott.com Telemachus or the Memoirs of an Immortal God by Robert J. Thieblot. A good read for the intelligent. Check it out at http://amazon.com/o/asin/0965946509 ............................................................................ Friendship, like credit, is highest where it is not used. -Elbert Hubbard, author, editor, printer (1856-1915) Send your comments to (words AT wordsmith.org). To unsubscribe, update address send gift subscription, etc., visit http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/recalcitrant.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/recalcitrant.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/recalcitrant.html This message was sent to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
