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
prerogativean exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as
adoreto worship or honor as a deity or as divine
circumspectcareful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent
traduceto expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation
insurgenta person who revolts against civil authority or an established government
aptitudeinclination
gentlefree from harshness, sternness, or violence
venisonthe edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer
gallbrazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words