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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| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
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| laud | praise |