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
sedatekeeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled
abominableworthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable
discounta reduction made from the gross (see gross
resolveto deal with successfully : clear up
paradigmexample
truculencethe quality or state of being truculent
suspendto debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
parasitean organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet