GRE Word List
CONTUMACIOUS
stubbornly disobedient : rebellious
The meaning of the word contumacious is stubbornly disobedient : rebellious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| clientele | a body of clients |
| veer | to change direction or course |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| maroon | a dark red |
| embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |