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 |
|---|---|
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |
| fuddle | booze |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |