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
crescendoa gradual increase
tenuoushaving little substance or strength : flimsy
censoriousmarked by or given to censure (see censure
sneakto go stealthily or furtively : slink
ardoran often restless or transitory warmth of feeling
surgeto rise and fall actively : toss
influxa coming in
avertto turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance
palimpsestwriting material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature