GRE Word List
CONTUMACIOUS
stubbornly disobedient : rebellious
The meaning of the word contumacious is stubbornly disobedient : rebellious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
| solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |