GRE Word List
CONTUMACIOUS
stubbornly disobedient : rebellious
The meaning of the word contumacious is stubbornly disobedient : rebellious.
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| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |