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
spendthrifta person who spends improvidently or wastefully
fertileproducing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive
ineffableincapable of being expressed in words : indescribable
pacifistan adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes
besetto set or stud with or as if with ornaments
unctionthe act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing
dilateto become enlarged or widened
pathetichaving a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity
manifestationthe act, process, or an instance of manifesting
flagany of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as