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
nonplusa state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary
disputatiousinclined to dispute
rivetinghaving the power to fix the attention : engrossing
legatoin a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones)
sordidmarked by baseness or grossness : vile
waketo be or remain awake
implausiblenot plausible : provoking disbelief
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
vernalof, relating to, or occurring in the spring
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade