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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |