GRE Word List
CONTUMACIOUS
stubbornly disobedient : rebellious
The meaning of the word contumacious is stubbornly disobedient : rebellious.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| phenomena | phenomenon |
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| sportive | frolicsome |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |