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 |
|---|---|
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
| rent | property (such as a house) rented or for rent |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| filigree | ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |