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 |
|---|---|
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |