GRE Word List
CONTUMACIOUS
stubborn and disobedient; resisting authority (esp. disobedient to an order made by a court)
The meaning of the word contumacious is stubborn and disobedient; resisting authority (esp. disobedient to an order made by a court).
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| choir | group of people who sing together (esp. during religious services); place for choir |
| condescend | (derog.) bestow courtesies with a superior air; descend to the level of one considered inferior |
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| shoot | new growth from a plant |
| rebuff | reject bluntly; snub; beat back; Ex. She rebuffed his invitation; N. |
| precedent | preceding (in time, rank, etc.) |
| premise | assumption; postulate; proposition upon which an argument is based |