The student's insolent tone toward the visiting scholar was noted by the faculty, who expected respectful discourse.
这位学生对待来访学者的傲慢无礼语气被教职员工注意到了，他们期望的是尊重的讨论。
Which choice best defines “insolent”?
B — Rudely disrespectful.. “insolent” means Rudely disrespectful..
Which word means “Rudely disrespectful.”?
B — insolent. “insolent” means Rudely disrespectful..
insolent — Rudely disrespectful.. In Chinese: 傲慢无礼的；粗野的.
insolent is pronounced //ˈɪnsələnt//.
The student's insolent tone toward the visiting scholar was noted by the faculty, who expected respectful discourse. (这位学生对待来访学者的傲慢无礼语气被教职员工注意到了，他们期望的是尊重的讨论。)
rude, impudent, disrespectful — all close in meaning to insolent (Rudely disrespectful.).
courteous, respectful — each the opposite of insolent (Rudely disrespectful.).
Yes. insolent is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
in(不) + sol(习惯) → 不合礼数 → 无礼。