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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proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
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tenurethe act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)
ventto provide with a vent
aspersiona false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation
baitto persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks
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peccadilloa slight offense
assailto attack violently : assault
effervescencethe property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing