| Flashcards: Latin Derivatives |
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contumacious
obstinately disobedient
It has been suggested more than once that contumacious students be sent to special schools in which corporal punishment is allowed.
Related English words: contumaciousness, contumacy
Latin root words: contumacia, contumaciae, f. - obstinacy, stubbornness; contumax, contumacis - insolent, obstinate
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