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 |
|---|---|
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
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