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 |
|---|---|
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |