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 |
|---|---|
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| imbibe | drink |