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 |
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| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| concord | a state of agreement : harmony |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |