Reluct
Pronunciation : Re*luct" (r-lkt")
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. reluctari, p. p. reluctatus, to struggle; pref. re- re- + luctari to struggle, fr. lucia a wresting.]
Definition : Defn: To strive or struggle against anything; to make resistance; to draw back; to feel or show repugnance or reluctance. Apt to reluct at the excesses of it [passion]. Walton.
i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913