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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| thrive | to grow vigorously : flourish |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |