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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|---|---|
| gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
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| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |