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 |
|---|---|
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| clime | climate |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |