GRE Word List

SEDITION

incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority

The meaning of the word sedition is incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority.

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archivesa place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved
resurrectto raise from the dead
indicativeserving to indicate
ramificationbranch
maverickan unbranded range animal
collateralproperty (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
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