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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| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
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| abode | the place where one lives : home |
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| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| delve | excavate |
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