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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|---|---|
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| influx | a coming in |
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| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
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