GRE Word List
CONTUMACIOUS
stubbornly disobedient : rebellious
The meaning of the word contumacious is stubbornly disobedient : rebellious.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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ration | a food allowance for one day |
imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
parley | to speak with another : confer |
counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
wont | accustomed |
brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |