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
commonwealtha nation, state, or other political unit: such as
amassto collect for oneself : accumulate
incubusan evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep
incentivesomething that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action
apprehensiveviewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future
fructifyto bear fruit
buccaneerany of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies
evanescenttending to vanish like vapor
amphibianan amphibious organism
inuredto accustom to accept something undesirable