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.
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malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
frantic | emotionally out of control |
elusive | tending to elude: such as |
vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
coy | marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness |
battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |