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 |
|---|---|
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| trappings | outward signs |