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 |
|---|---|
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| sublimate | sublime |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |