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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| Word | Meaning |
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| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
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| gusto | an individual or special taste |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| exhume | disinter |
| implication | something implied: such as |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |