GRE Word List
CONTUMACIOUS
stubbornly disobedient : rebellious
The meaning of the word contumacious is stubbornly disobedient : rebellious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |
| potentate | ruler |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |