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
overtopen to view : manifest
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
slinkto go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal
impenetrableincapable of being penetrated or pierced
togathe loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
recountto relate in detail : narrate
empiricaloriginating in or based on observation or experience
virtualbeing such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted
confluencea coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point