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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presentimenta feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition
phalanxa body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files
leveea reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed
agogfull of intense interest or excitement : eager
obsequya funeral or burial rite
privationan act or instance of depriving : deprivation
wheedleto influence or entice by soft words or flattery
vixena female fox
emancipateto free from restraint, control, or the power of another
spatulaa flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting