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 |
|---|---|
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |