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 |
|---|---|
| desiccate | to dry up |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| unimpeachable | not impeachable: such as |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| dialectical | of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |