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 |
|---|---|
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| slew | a large number |
| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |
| oligarchy | government by the few |