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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WordMeaning
conventionalformed by agreement or compact
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
allegiancethe obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord
appriseto give notice to : tell
antlerone of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family
partialof or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total
noncommittalgiving no clear indication of attitude or feeling
marginthe part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter
raffleto engage in a raffle
resolutionthe act or process of resolving: such as