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
bemoanto express deep grief or distress over
malodoroushaving a bad odor
quaintpleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar
grislyinspiring horror or intense fear
leavena substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
mingleto bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix
fervidvery hot : burning
bodeto indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage
irreverencelack of reverence