GRE Word List
CONTUMACIOUS
stubbornly disobedient : rebellious
The meaning of the word contumacious is stubbornly disobedient : rebellious.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| raiment | clothing |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| guy | man |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |