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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inconsequentialof no significance : unimportant
inherentinvolved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic
assimilateto take into the mind and thoroughly understand
orientationthe act or process of orienting or of being oriented
amorousstrongly moved by love and especially sexual love
transpireto take place : go on
proximitythe quality or state of being proximate : closeness
notorietythe quality or state of being notorious
palettea thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on
warymarked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger