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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mutabilityprone to change : inconstant
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
mercenaryone that serves merely for wages
malleablecapable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers
mountebanka person who sells quack medicines from a platform
probea slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity)
hindsightperception of the nature of an event after it has happened
executeto carry out fully : put completely into effect
mottledmarked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors
disinterestednot having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged