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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WordMeaning
scrutinizeto examine closely and minutely
eminentexhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
drudgerydull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor
astralof, relating to, or coming from the stars
monetaryof or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy
impassea predicament affording no obvious escape
glamoran exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
assuageto lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease