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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| overweening | arrogant |