GRE Word List
INSUBORDINATION
disobedient to authority
The meaning of the word insubordination is disobedient to authority.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |