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 |
|---|---|
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| consort | associate |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| corrugated | having corrugations |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |