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
convivialrelating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company
comportto be fitting : accord
stratifiedformed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata
whitthe smallest part or particle imaginable : bit
disabuseto free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy
novaa star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years
genuflectto bend the knee
prodigalcharacterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish
nutritiousnourishing
doffto remove (an article of wear) from the body