GRE Word List
CONTUMACIOUS
stubbornly disobedient : rebellious
The meaning of the word contumacious is stubbornly disobedient : rebellious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| rider | one that rides |
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| vixen | a female fox |