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
distillto let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate
orientto direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group
vyingcontending; to strive for superiority
sardonicdisdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking
maula heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges
vulgarlacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse
castrateto deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes
satesatisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy
provenderdry food for domestic animals : feed
asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline