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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| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| gazette | newspaper |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |
| substantial | consisting of or relating to substance |