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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| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| dolt | a stupid person |
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| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
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| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |