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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WordMeaning
translucentpermitting the passage of light:
apathylack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness
insuperableincapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved
suffragistone who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women
expediteto accelerate the process or progress of : speed up
fortitudestrength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage
burgeonto send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout
libidinoushaving or marked by lustful desires : lascivious
revertto come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject)
inveterateconfirmed in a habit : habitual