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
destitutelacking something needed or desirable
transientpassing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory
cupidityinordinate desire for wealth : avarice
wallowto roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner
luminarya person of prominence or brilliant achievement
palatethe roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate
enactto establish by legal and authoritative act
endueprovide
vulnerablecapable of being physically or emotionally wounded
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties