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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |