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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| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
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| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| rotunda | a round building |
| vendetta | blood feud |