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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WordMeaning
snubto check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke
calorificcaloric
litheeasily bent or flexed
putrefyto make putrid
veritablebeing in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
engenderbeget
pacifyto allay the anger or agitation of : soothe
untenablenot able to be defended
retrieveto locate and bring in (killed or wounded game)
broachbrooch