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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shambles | a meat market |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| fulcrum | prop |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |