GRE Word List

CONTUMACIOUS

stubbornly disobedient : rebellious

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

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WordMeaning
defunctno longer living, existing, or functioning
codicila legal instrument made to modify an earlier will
leewayan allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance
waneto decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle
maula heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges
arteryany of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body
mutabilityprone to change : inconstant
parchmentthe skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
slanderto utter slander against : defame
tranquillitythe quality or state of being tranquil