GRE Word List
CONTUMACIOUS
stubbornly disobedient : rebellious
The meaning of the word contumacious is stubbornly disobedient : rebellious.
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| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
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| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |