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
hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
interpolateto alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter
primordialfirst created or developed : primeval
disgruntleto make ill-humored or discontented
blanchto take the color out of
demographicthe statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets
copiousyielding something abundantly
monasticof or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns
ethnicof or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background
fosterhaving, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for