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
stampedea wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals
piebaldcomposed of incongruous parts
colossusa statue of gigantic size and proportions
progenitoran ancestor in the direct line : forefather
anvila heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering)
communalof or relating to one or more communes
adjointo add or attach by joining
toxiccontaining or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation
incontinentnot continent: such as
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting