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 |
|---|---|
| obscure | dark |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| verbalize | to express something in words |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |