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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| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
| ejaculation | an act of ejaculating |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |