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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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 |
doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
pendulous | poised without visible support |
concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |