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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intrepidcharacterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance
sordidmarked by baseness or grossness : vile
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
appallto overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay
balkto refuse abruptly
covenanta usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact
crinkleto form many short bends or ripples
hereafterafter this in sequence or in time
swelterto suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat
hailprecipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow