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

WordMeaning
defunctno longer living, existing, or functioning
duressforcible restraint or restriction
gentryupper or ruling class : aristocracy
purportedreputed
defameto harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel
violatebreak
ligneousof or resembling wood
histrionicdeliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical
refuseto express oneself as unwilling to accept
decelerateto reduce the speed of : slow down