GRE Word List
CONTUMACIOUS
stubbornly disobedient : rebellious
The meaning of the word contumacious is stubbornly disobedient : rebellious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
| oversee | survey |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |