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 |
|---|---|
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| bountiful | liberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |