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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filibusteran irregular military adventurer
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plebiscitea vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler
abjectsunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe
rendezvousa place appointed for assembling or meeting
machiavellianof or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism
gingerlyvery cautious or careful
mediateoccupying a middle position
perversionthe action of perverting : the condition of being perverted
barba medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck