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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| representational | one that represents: such as |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |