GRE Word List
INSUBORDINATION
disobedience; rebelliousness; ADJ. insubordinate
The meaning of the word insubordination is disobedience; rebelliousness; ADJ. insubordinate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| touchstone | stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion; standard |
| morgue | mortuary; place where bodies are kept before burial or cremation |
| arable | fit for growing crops; Ex. arable land |
| sublime | causing deep feelings of wonder, joy, respect, etc.; exalted; noble and uplifting; utter |
| elusive | evasive; not frank; baffling; hard to grasp, catch, or understand; V. elude: escape from; escape the understanding or grasp of; Ex. elude the hunter; Ex. His name eludes me. |
| irony | hidden sarcasm or satire; use of words that seem to mean the opposite of what they actually mean; use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning |
| invalidate | weaken; destroy; make invalid; nullify |
| natty | neatly or smartly dressed; dapper; smart; Ex. natty dresser |
| sinuous | twisting; winding; bending in and out; not morally honest |
| scintilla | trace; minute amount; shred; least bit; Ex. There is not a scintilla of truth; CF. spark |