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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| forebears | ancestor |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |