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
historichistorical
scotchscottish
novicea person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community
defaultfailure to do something required by duty or law : neglect
morguea place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
heresyadherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma
servitudea condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life
prattleprate
acutecharacterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset
magniloquentspeaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner