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 |
|---|---|
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| trek | to make one's way arduously |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |