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 |
|---|---|
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |