GRE Word List

CONTUMACIOUS

stubbornly disobedient : rebellious

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

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lumenthe cavity of a tubular organ or part
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purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
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