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 |
|---|---|
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| latitude | angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as |
| outlook | a place offering a view |
| spry | able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |