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 |
|---|---|
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| guy | man |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |