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
ruthlesshaving no pity : merciless
loungeto act or move idly or lazily : loaf
refectorya dining hall (as in a monastery or college)
blightedaffected with blight (see blight
effeteno longer fertile
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
hivea container for housing honeybees
debuta first appearance
emendto correct usually by textual alterations
aggregateformed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective