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 |
|---|---|
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| din | a loud continued noise |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| growl | rumble |