GRE Word List

INSURGENT

a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government

The meaning of the word insurgent is a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government.

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WordMeaning
habituateto make used to something : accustom
opportunistone that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism
metropolisthe chief or capital city of a country, state, or region
bloatedoverfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc.
disquisitiona formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse
obsidiana dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava
umbragea feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
largessliberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior