GRE Word List

CONTUMACIOUS

stubbornly disobedient : rebellious

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

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WordMeaning
manaclea shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff
distinctivemarking as separate or different : serving to distinguish
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
dawdleto spend time idly
dolorouscausing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief
anomalousinconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular
rebateto reduce the force or activity of : diminish
fictitiousof, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary
inciteto move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on
traverseto go or travel across or over