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 |
|---|---|
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| stringent | tight |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |