GRE Word List

CONTUMACIOUS

stubbornly disobedient : rebellious

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

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WordMeaning
awean emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime
betrayto lead astray
pessimisman inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome
castrateto deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
shavingthe act of one that shaves
atypicalnot typical : irregular
complicityassociation or participation in or as if in a wrongful act
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
cartographerone that makes maps