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 |
|---|---|
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| righteous | acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| rustle | to make or cause a rustle |