GRE Word List

CONTUMACIOUS

stubbornly disobedient : rebellious

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

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WordMeaning
spryable to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble
exorciseto expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration
moribundbeing in the state of dying : approaching death
impartto give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store
profusionlavish expenditure : extravagance
countermandto revoke (a command) by a contrary order
alchemya medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life
coymarked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness
mundaneof, relating to, or characteristic of the world
repulsionthe action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed