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 |
|---|---|
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| disclose | to make known or public |
| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |