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 |
|---|---|
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
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| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| vibrant | pulsating with life, vigor, or activity |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |