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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| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
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| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
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| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |