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 |
|---|---|
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| slake | subside |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |