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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WordMeaning
rudimentaryconsisting in first principles : fundamental
ineluctablenot to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable
vipera common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
intimatemarked by a warm friendship developing through long association
credencemental acceptance as true or real
integrityfirm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility
nonplusa state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary
illusiona misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion
hegemonypreponderant influence or authority over others : domination