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
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense
damnto condemn to a punishment or fate
elixira substance held capable of changing base metals into gold
vestigea trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost
larcenythe unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently
garrulousgiven to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
prepossessingcreating prejudice
genusa class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality