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 |
|---|---|
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| verge | brink |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| sheer | unqualified |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
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| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |