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 |
|---|---|
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| opus | work |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |