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
unaccountablenot to be accounted for : inexplicable
mortifyto subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame
mimean ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
irksometending to irk : tedious
insubordinationdisobedient to authority
protuberancesomething that is protuberant
anthropomorphicdescribed or thought of as having a human form or human attributes
unwarrantedlacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified
ephemerallasting a very short time