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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analogoussimilar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
reserveto hold in reserve : keep back
circumventto manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem
eccentricdeviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways
innuendoan oblique allusion : hint
wagea payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis
seetheto suffer violent internal excitement
compulsorymandatory
buttressa projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice