GRE Word List

CONTUMACIOUS

stubbornly disobedient : rebellious

The meaning of the word contumacious is stubbornly disobedient : rebellious.

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WordMeaning
defrayto provide for the payment of : pay
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egoisma doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action
spliceto unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands
distantseparated in space : away
stunto make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze
monolithicof, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge
artisana worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson
cohabitto live together as or as if a married couple