GRE Word List
DISSIDENT
disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief
The meaning of the word dissident is disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| outmoded | not being in style |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |