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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|---|---|
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
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| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| pose | to set forth or offer for attention or consideration |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
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