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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fecundityfruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific
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antiqueexisting since or belonging to earlier times : ancient
feeblemindedimpaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability
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plaitpleat
viandan item of food
proxythe agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another
slagthe dross or scoria of a metal
saccharineof, relating to, or resembling that of sugar