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
parcheddeprived of natural moisture
servitudea condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life
transgressionan act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as
discursivemoving from topic to topic without order : rambling
supersedeto cause to be set aside
abeyancea state of temporary inactivity : suspension
juggernauta massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path
embodyto give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate
deportto send out of the country by legal deportation
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach