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 |
|---|---|
| certitude | the state of being or feeling certain |
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| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| score | twenty |
| quarry | game |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
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| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |