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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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squanderto spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate
disavowalto deny responsibility for : repudiate
pronehaving a tendency or inclination : being likely
mogulan Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin
historicalof, relating to, or having the character of history
provisionthe act or process of providing
misconstrueto interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret
inerrancyexemption from error : infallibility
gluttonone given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking
shudderto tremble convulsively : shiver