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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bountifulliberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors
religiousrelating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity
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subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
terrestrialof or relating to the earth or its inhabitants
tacta keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense
innuendoan oblique allusion : hint
plenitudethe quality or state of being full : completeness
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