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 |
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| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| throes | pang |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |