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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confidantone to whom secrets are entrusted
flutedhaving or marked by grooves
affiliationthe state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc.
sirenany of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing
ceremoniousdevoted to forms and ceremony
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resignationan act or instance of resigning something : surrender
tortuousmarked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding
crypticsecret
downcastlow in spirit : dejected