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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inciteto move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on
circumspectcareful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent
indomitableincapable of being subdued : unconquerable
moribundbeing in the state of dying : approaching death
benevolentmarked by or disposed to doing good
wrongheadedstubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles
advertto turn the mind or attention
arteryany of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body
testatora person who dies leaving a will or testament in force
ethnicof or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background