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 |
|---|---|
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| provenance | origin |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| belabor | to attack verbally |