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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| leery | suspicious |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| boor | peasant |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |