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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| assurance | the state of being assured: such as |
| gnarl | snarl |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |