GRE Word List
CONTUMACIOUS
stubbornly disobedient : rebellious
The meaning of the word contumacious is stubbornly disobedient : rebellious.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
| tranquillity | the quality or state of being tranquil |