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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WordMeaning
severto put or keep apart : divide
stipulateto make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract
mitigateto cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify
suffuseto spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush
interto deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb
clangora resounding clang or medley of clangs
turpitudeinherent baseness : depravity
apothecaryone who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes
talonthe claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey
provisoan article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition