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 |
|---|---|
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| cohorts | companion |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| wreak | bring about |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| ploy | escapade |