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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| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| rightful | just |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |