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

WordMeaning
stratageman artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy
incongruitythe quality or state of being incongruous
derogatoryexpressive of a low opinion : disparaging
invalidnot valid:
seemlygood-looking
nomenclaturename
toteman object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry
vortexsomething that resembles a whirlpool
lapa loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment
waiveto relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily