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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rotethe use of memory usually with little intelligence
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integrityfirm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility
bristlinga short stiff coarse hair or filament
dichotomya division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities
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miscellaneousconsisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous
palatethe roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate