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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WordMeaning
hegemonypreponderant influence or authority over others : domination
monograma sign of identity usually formed of the combined initials of a name
carriondead and putrefying flesh
sunderto break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space
cauterizeto sear with a cautery or caustic
stoketo poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel
isthmusa narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
visionaryhaving or marked by foresight and imagination
shama trick that deludes : hoax
abodethe place where one lives : home