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 |
|---|---|
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| tranquillity | the quality or state of being tranquil |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |