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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influxa coming in
culinaryof or relating to the kitchen or cookery
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
outwitto get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart
studiedcarefully considered or prepared : thoughtful
dyslexiaa variable often familial learning disability involving difficulties in acquiring and processing language that is typically manifested by a lack of proficiency in reading, spelling, and writing
pathetichaving a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity
interrogateto question formally and systematically
ambrosiathe food of the Greek and Roman gods
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving