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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| Word | Meaning |
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| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| cohorts | companion |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| canny | clever |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| brook | creek |