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 |
|---|---|
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| hierarchy | a division of angels |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| exalt | to raise in rank, power, or character |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |