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 |
|---|---|
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |