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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sonneta fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme
pathetichaving a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity
disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn
maritimeof, relating to, or bordering on the sea
disinclinationa preference for avoiding something : slight aversion
sobernot intoxicated
bedizento dress or adorn gaudily
odiousarousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful
crustthe hardened exterior or surface part of bread
portlydignified