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 |
|---|---|
| comestible | edible |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| betray | to lead astray |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| forebears | ancestor |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |