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
poreto gaze intently
anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
prolongto lengthen in time : continue
laboriousinvolving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
abominableworthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
constraintthe act of constraining
kindleto start (a fire) burning : light
obstinatestubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
patoisa dialect other than the standard or literary dialect