GRE Word List
CONTUMACIOUS
stubborn and disobedient; resisting authority (esp. disobedient to an order made by a court)
The meaning of the word contumacious is stubborn and disobedient; resisting authority (esp. disobedient to an order made by a court).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| motley | multi-colored (as of a garment worn by a jester); mixed; heterogeneous; CF. jester: one who jests (as a paid fool at medieval courts) |
| sear | burn the surface of; char or burn; brand; parch; cause (a plant) to wither |
| immure | imprison; shut up in confinement; CF. wall |
| bask | luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth |
| bulk | size or volume (esp. when very large); main part; Ex. The bulk of the work has already been done; ADJ. bulky: having great size |
| despise | look on with scorn; regard as worthless or distasteful; ADJ. despicable: contemptible |
| tureen | deep dish for serving soup |
| boor | rude, insensitive person |
| lunatic | insane; Ex. lunatic asylum |
| luxuriant | abundant; growing healthily and in large amounts; excessively ornate; rich and splendid; fertile; Ex. luxuriant forests/prose; CF. luxurious, luxuriate |
