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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| incense | material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |