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 |
|---|---|
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| raiment | clothing |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |