GRE Word List
INSURRECTION
an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government
The meaning of the word insurrection is an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| duration | continuance in time |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| disquietude | anxiety |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| addle | rotten |