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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dilettantea person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler
mockto treat with contempt or ridicule : deride
pitha usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage
obsoleteno longer in use or no longer useful
pervasiveexisting in or spreading through every part of something
miniaturea copy on a much reduced scale
incumbentthe holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice
partialitythe quality or state of being partial : bias
quietudea quiet state : repose
hermeticof or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d.