GRE Word List
INSUBORDINATION
disobedient to authority
The meaning of the word insubordination is disobedient to authority.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |
| sumptuous | extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent |