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 |
|---|---|
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| pending | during |
| mendicant | beggar |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| clientele | a body of clients |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |