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
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
perforateto make a hole through
contrabandillegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling
persistto go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
vauntedhighly or widely praised or boasted about
compriseto be made up of
levityexcessive or unseemly frivolity
auspiciousshowing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious
obituarya notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account