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
interjectionan ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as
listlesscharacterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit
uxoriousexcessively fond of or submissive to a wife
hoverto position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
preponderancea superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength
reproachan expression of rebuke or disapproval
whitthe smallest part or particle imaginable : bit
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corpulenthaving a large bulky body : obese