GRE Word List
CONTUMACIOUS
stubbornly disobedient : rebellious
The meaning of the word contumacious is stubbornly disobedient : rebellious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| commune | talk over |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |