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 |
|---|---|
| glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| retribution | recompense |
| relish | characteristic flavor |
| prudent | characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |