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
| Word | Meaning |
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| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| tract | a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |
| fell | skin |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |
| ensconce | shelter |