GRE Word List
INSUBORDINATION
disobedient to authority
The meaning of the word insubordination is disobedient to authority.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vertex | the top of the head |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| libido | instinctual 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 |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| beatitude | a state of utmost bliss |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |