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
obtusenot pointed or acute : blunt
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
withdrawnremoved from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated
explicitfully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent
consecratededicated to a sacred purpose
tauntto reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at
prunea plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation
requisitionthe act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action
opuswork
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites