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 |
|---|---|
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| multilingual | of, having, or expressed in several languages |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |