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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tingea slight staining or suffusing shade or color
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patronizeto act as patron of : provide aid or support for
solecisman ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence
inebriateone who is drunk
niggardlygrudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging
vassala person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant
mottoa sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use
pendingduring