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

WordMeaning
reserveto hold in reserve : keep back
projectilea body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia
minutethe 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds
promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim
moodinesssubject to depression : gloomy
casteone of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes
capsizeto cause to overturn
relishcharacteristic flavor
glowerto look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger
swillwash