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
embarkto go on board a vehicle for transportation
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incentivesomething that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action
habitatthe place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows
banka mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as
decreean order usually having the force of law
obtrudeto thrust out : extrude
hatcha small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship)
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jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision