GRE Word List

INSUBORDINATION

disobedient to authority

The meaning of the word insubordination is disobedient to authority.

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WordMeaning
vertexthe top of the head
improprietyan improper or indecorous act or remark
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
enervatelacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated
rebuffto reject or criticize sharply : snub
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
sundryincluding many things of different kinds : miscellaneous
beatitudea state of utmost bliss
harrowingacutely distressing or painful
hegemonypreponderant influence or authority over others : domination