GRE Word List

CONTUMACIOUS

stubbornly disobedient : rebellious

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

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WordMeaning
bargainan agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
rakishof, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute
devoutcommitted or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises
throbto pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity
magnitudegreat size or extent
galea strong current of air:
memorialserving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
abolishto end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul
adversitya state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune
quaintpleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar