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 |
|---|---|
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| pore | to gaze intently |
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |
| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| imbibe | drink |