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 |
|---|---|
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| blackball | to vote against |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |