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 |
|---|---|
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| geniality | marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness |
| aplomb | complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |