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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| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| assurance | the state of being assured: such as |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| distant | separated in space : away |
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| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |
| cohabit | to live together as or as if a married couple |