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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grievancea cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance
impenetrableincapable of being penetrated or pierced
tracta system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function
cornucopiaa curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance
blurtto utter abruptly and impulsively
asymmetrichaving two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical
reminiscentof the character of or relating to reminiscence
distillto let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
backslideto lapse morally or in the practice of religion