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 |
|---|---|
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |