GRE Word List

INSUBORDINATION

disobedient to authority

The meaning of the word insubordination is disobedient to authority.

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spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
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mimean ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner
headlongheadfirst
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preternaturalexisting outside of nature
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