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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diversediffering from one another : unlike
miscreantunbelieving
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portendto give an omen or anticipatory sign of
ascendancygoverning or controlling influence : domination
impregnateto cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated
compilationthe act or process of compiling
abjectsunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe
flashylacking in substance or flavor : insipid
inasmuch_assince; owing to the fact that