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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alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
hydrophobiarabies
assertto state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
apoplexystroke
bemusedmarked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed
peripheralof, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part
epistemologistthe study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity
anodyneserving to alleviate pain
knavea tricky deceitful fellow