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 |
|---|---|
| lampoon | satire |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| earthly | characteristic of or belonging to this earth |
| robust | having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |