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.

Random words

WordMeaning
piebaldcomposed of incongruous parts
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
promiscuoushaving or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners
oratorone who delivers an oration
nihilista viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless
inundateoverwhelm
recuperateto get back : regain
galvanicof, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity
deftcharacterized by facility and skill
plumpto drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily