GRE Word List
CONTUMACIOUS
stubbornly disobedient : rebellious
The meaning of the word contumacious is stubbornly disobedient : rebellious.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| carefree | free from care: such as |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| retiring | reserved |
| nurse | a person who cares for the sick or infirm |
| pastoral | of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |