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
yieldto bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation
sinistersingularly evil or productive of evil
bewareto be on one's guard
acuitykeenness of perception
precepta command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action
aridexcessively dry
rivetinghaving the power to fix the attention : engrossing
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
takeoffa rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket
reminiscenceapprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence