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 |
|---|---|
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| chore | the regular or daily light work of a household or farm |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| forego | to go before : precede |