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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| ensconce | shelter |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| replicate | duplicate |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| whittle | a large knife |