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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| disclaim | to make a disclaimer |
| visionary | having or marked by foresight and imagination |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |