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 |
|---|---|
| dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| calculated | apt |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |