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 |
|---|---|
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |