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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centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
tribunea Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
omnivorousfeeding on both animal and vegetable substances
tethera line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement
halefree from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound
slakesubside
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
prohibitivetending to prohibit or restrain
inarticulateincapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")