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 |
|---|---|
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| rabid | extremely violent : furious |
| prosperous | auspicious |