GRE Word List
INSUBORDINATION
disobedient to authority
The meaning of the word insubordination is disobedient to authority.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| headlong | headfirst |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |