GRE Word List
CONTUMACIOUS
stubbornly disobedient : rebellious
The meaning of the word contumacious is stubbornly disobedient : rebellious.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mystic | mystical |
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| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
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| conceit | favorable opinion |
| progeny | descendants |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |