GRE Word List
CONTUMACIOUS
stubbornly disobedient : rebellious
The meaning of the word contumacious is stubbornly disobedient : rebellious.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| gale | a strong current of air: |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |