GRE Word List

PETULANT

insolent or rude in speech or behavior

The meaning of the word petulant is insolent or rude in speech or behavior.

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exorciseto expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration
savoryhaving savor: such as
exodusthe mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table
pallto lose strength or effectiveness
orificean opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass
arrogancean attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions
facadethe front of a building
bentunenclosed grassland
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
puzzleto offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally