GRE Word List
DISAFFECTED
discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious
The meaning of the word disaffected is discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |