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 |
|---|---|
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| philatelist | a specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| lout | to bow in respect |