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 |
|---|---|
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |