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 |
|---|---|
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| subjugate | to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer |
| converse | to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |