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 |
|---|---|
| attire | to put garments on : dress |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |