GRE Word List
INSUBORDINATION
disobedient to authority
The meaning of the word insubordination is disobedient to authority.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |