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 |
|---|---|
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| sober | not intoxicated |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| pitfall | trap |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
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