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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |