GRE Word List
INSUBORDINATION
disobedient to authority
The meaning of the word insubordination is disobedient to authority.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
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| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |