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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WordMeaning
shamblesa meat market
pejorativea word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation
fulcrumprop
irrelevantnot relevant : inapplicable
tureena deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served
apocalypticof, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse
depravitya corrupt act or practice
causticcapable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive
diffidencethe quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident
bureaucracya body of nonelected government officials