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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| itinerary | the route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one |
| wag | to be in motion : stir |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |