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
intractablenot easily governed, managed, or directed
evenhandedfair
derelictabandoned especially by the owner or occupant
minusculevery small
belieto give a false impression of
slewa large number
opulencewealth
opiatean alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance
inarticulateincapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings
torpora state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility