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
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
blareto sound loud and strident
lapa loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment
fuddlebooze
gregarioustending to associate with others of one's kind : social
relinquishto withdraw or retreat from : leave behind
alacritypromptness in response : cheerful readiness
gravitydignity or sobriety of bearing
whima capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy
ascribeto refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing