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
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
aliasotherwise called : otherwise known as
intermittentcoming and going at intervals : not continuous
heterodoxcontrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox
tremora trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease
rotunditymarked by roundness : rounded
forumthe marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business
seditionincitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority
augmentto make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
sophisticateddeprived of native or original simplicity: such as