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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
| graduate | to receive an academic degree or diploma |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| shack | hut |