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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discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
protocol | an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction |
pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |