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 |
|---|---|
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| nib | bill |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
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| warranted | sanction |