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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renowna state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame
recurrentrunning or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course
executiveof or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
waifa stray person or animal
rueto feel penitence, remorse, or regret for
flipto toss so as to cause to turn over in the air
negligencethe quality or state of being negligent
diversediffering from one another : unlike
equityjustice according to natural law or right