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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| colloquy | conversation |
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |