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 |
|---|---|
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| viable | capable of living |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |