GRE Word List
CONTUMACIOUS
stubbornly disobedient : rebellious
The meaning of the word contumacious is stubbornly disobedient : rebellious.
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| avow | to declare assuredly |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| stellar | of or relating to the stars : astral |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| exhume | disinter |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |