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 |
|---|---|
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| paramour | lover |
| lunar | crescent |