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 |
|---|---|
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| calculated | apt |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |