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 |
|---|---|
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| converse | to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| apprehend | arrest |