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 |
|---|---|
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |