GRE Word List
CONTUMACIOUS
stubbornly disobedient : rebellious
The meaning of the word contumacious is stubbornly disobedient : rebellious.
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|---|---|
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| impart | to give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
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| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |