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 |
|---|---|
| overweening | arrogant |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| versatile | embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |