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 |
|---|---|
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| purported | reputed |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| violate | break |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |