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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WordMeaning
asinineextremely or utterly foolish or silly
fringean ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band
sadisticof, relating to, or characterized by sadism
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
falsifyto prove or declare false : disprove
vindicateto free from allegation or blame
isthmusa narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
deployto extend (a military unit) especially in width
ebullientboiling
finickyextremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards