GRE Word List
CONTUMACIOUS
stubbornly disobedient : rebellious
The meaning of the word contumacious is stubbornly disobedient : rebellious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |
| bountiful | liberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |