GRE Word List

CONTUMACIOUS

stubbornly disobedient : rebellious

The meaning of the word contumacious is stubbornly disobedient : rebellious.

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sovereigntysupreme power especially over a body politic
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corrugatedhaving corrugations
bifurcateddivided into two branches or parts
bewitchto influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft
lustusually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness
giddydizzy
mustyimpaired by damp or mildew : moldy
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal
condoneto regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless