GRE Word List
CONTUMACIOUS
stubbornly disobedient : rebellious
The meaning of the word contumacious is stubbornly disobedient : rebellious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| viand | an item of food |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| saccharine | of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| dynamo | generator |