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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |