GRE Word List
INSUBORDINATION
disobedient to authority
The meaning of the word insubordination is disobedient to authority.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |