GRE Word List
CONTUMACIOUS
stubbornly disobedient : rebellious
The meaning of the word contumacious is stubbornly disobedient : rebellious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
| prong | fork |
| pulmonary | of, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs |
| clientele | a body of clients |
| regime | regimen |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |