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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| wag | to be in motion : stir |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| docket | a brief written summary of a document : abstract |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |