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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denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
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eulogistica commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased
abolishto end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul
tantruma fit of bad temper
regenerationan act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated
fronda large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions
infirmitythe quality or state of being infirm
distinctdistinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete