GRE Word List
CONTUMACIOUS
stubbornly disobedient : rebellious
The meaning of the word contumacious is stubbornly disobedient : rebellious.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |