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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guiledeceitful cunning : duplicity
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besiegeto surround with armed forces
detachedstanding by itself : separate
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caldrona large kettle or boiler