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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veracityconformity with truth or fact : accuracy
gamutthe whole series of recognized musical notes
wiggleto move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
outwitto get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart
prefatoryof, relating to, or constituting a preface
codicila legal instrument made to modify an earlier will
unsightlynot pleasing to the sight : not comely
daisa raised platform (as in a hall or large room)
marredto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil