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 |
|---|---|
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| aspirant | one who aspires |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| antiquity | ancient times |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |