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

WordMeaning
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
tutelageinstruction especially of an individual
niggardlygrudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging
prolixityunduly prolonged or drawn out : too long
amphibianan amphibious organism
wistfulfull of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
stolidhaving or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional
disenfranchiseto deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity
inamorataa woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations
antisepticopposing microbial infection