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
decimateto select by lot and kill every tenth man of
permissivegranted on sufferance : tolerated
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
slinkto go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal
jumbleto move in a confused or disordered manner
quirkan abrupt twist or curve
inductto put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
debonairsuave
genialitymarked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness
epitaphan inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there