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 |
|---|---|
| executor | one who executes something |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |