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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defameto harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel
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grandeurthe quality or state of being grand : magnificence
maxima general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct
bristlea short stiff coarse hair or filament
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