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 |
|---|---|
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
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| pudding | blood sausage |
| ecologist | a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
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