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 |
|---|---|
| glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |