GRE Word List

CONTUMACIOUS

stubbornly disobedient : rebellious

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

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tenaciousnot easily pulled apart : cohesive
insidioushaving a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle
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titterto laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle
draftthe act of drawing or pulling in a net
soldera metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces
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monasticof or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns
gambolto skip about in play : frisk
taintto contaminate morally : corrupt