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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
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| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| season | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |