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 |
|---|---|
| sublimate | sublime |
| exhume | disinter |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| quisling | traitor |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |