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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WordMeaning
overturnto cause to turn over : upset
apathylack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness
quagmiresoft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot
voluminoushaving or marked by great volume or bulk : large
amalgamateto unite in or as if in an amalgam
litigationthe act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating
supererogatoryobserved or performed to an extent not enjoined or required
tribulationdistress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution
resuscitateto revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness
parsimonythe quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift