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
extraneousexisting on or coming from the outside
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
ponderousof very great weight
dabbleto work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest
lachrymosegiven to tears or weeping : tearful
implementa device used in the performance of a task : tool
exhortto incite by argument or advice : urge strongly
foraya sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid
centaurany of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly