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
resourcefulable to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means
allegiancethe obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord
interrogateto question formally and systematically
succumbto yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire
suitorone that petitions or entreats
inciteto move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on
legerdemainsleight of hand
pettyhaving secondary rank or importance : minor
loatheto dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference