GRE Word List
CONTUMACIOUS
stubbornly disobedient : rebellious
The meaning of the word contumacious is stubbornly disobedient : rebellious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| quisling | traitor |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |