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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progenitoran ancestor in the direct line : forefather
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dispelto drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
surmountto prevail over : overcome
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resignationan act or instance of resigning something : surrender
implyto express indirectly