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 |
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| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |