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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|---|---|
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| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
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| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
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