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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extroverta person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction
maladroitlacking adroitness : inept
venturesomeinclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring
topographythe art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
docileeasily taught
satesatisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy
pretensionan allegation of doubtful value : pretext
felonone who has committed a felony
salientmoving by leaps or springs : jumping
genteelhaving an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish