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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sententiousgiven to or abounding in aphoristic expression
askancewith disapproval or distrust : scornfully
anointto smear or rub with oil or an oily substance
correlationthe state or relation of being correlated
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
conjectureinference formed without proof or sufficient evidence
profusionlavish expenditure : extravagance
dramaa composition (see composition
extortto obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring
cordialshowing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval