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 |
|---|---|
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| license | permission to act |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |