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
osseousbony
facilitateto make easier : help bring about
anecdotea usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident
cresta showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration
animatedendowed with life or the qualities of life : alive
invocationthe act or process of petitioning for help or support
arcadea long arched building or gallery
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
acuitykeenness of perception
circumscribeto constrict (see constrict