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
forthrightfree from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point
stricturean abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage
avuncularsuggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality
aphasialoss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection)
humusa brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic
eloquencediscourse marked by force and persuasiveness
soliloquythe act of talking to oneself
validhaving legal efficacy or force
calculatedapt
flickerto move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter