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
punditpandit
dapperneat and trim in appearance
vulgarlacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse
tarryto delay or be tardy in acting or doing
deposeto remove from a throne or other high position
pestlea usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration
staccatocut short or apart in performing : disconnected
conduita natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed
pillagethe act of looting or plundering especially in war
teneta principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true