GRE Word List
CONTUMACIOUS
stubbornly disobedient : rebellious
The meaning of the word contumacious is stubbornly disobedient : rebellious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |