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 |
|---|---|
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| brawny | muscular |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| arcade | a long arched building or gallery |