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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|---|---|
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| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
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