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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| feasible | capable of being done or carried out |
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| flush | to fly away suddenly |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
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| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |