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
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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 |