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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |
| fiend | devil |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |