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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| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
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| incense | material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
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| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
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| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |