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

WordMeaning
vestigea trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost
unfalteringnot wavering or weakening : firm
vicissitudethe quality or state of being changeable : mutability
amnesialoss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
finishto come to an end : terminate
vaporizeto convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
sharda piece or fragment of a brittle substance
receptiveable or inclined to receive
authoritarianof, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority