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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| denomination | an act of denominating |
| luxuriate | to grow profusely : thrive |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |