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 |
|---|---|
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| imbibe | drink |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| fiasco | a complete failure |