GRE Word List
CONTUMACIOUS
stubbornly disobedient : rebellious
The meaning of the word contumacious is stubbornly disobedient : rebellious.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| trample | tramp |
| bountiful | liberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |