GRE Word List

INSOLENCE

the quality or state of being insolent

The meaning of the word insolence is the quality or state of being insolent.

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durationcontinuance in time
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atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
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imperialof, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor
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