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 |
|---|---|
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| espouse | marry |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| incarcerate | to put in prison |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |