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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| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
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| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
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| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
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