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 |
|---|---|
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| concordat | compact |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| circlet | a little circle |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |