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 |
|---|---|
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| deify | to make a god of |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |