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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cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
inviolablesecure from violation or profanation
augustmarked by majestic dignity or grandeur
consignto give over to another's care
aegisa shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena
aberrantdeviating from the usual or natural type : atypical
declivitydownward inclination
parleyto speak with another : confer
glacialsuggestive of ice: such as
decadencethe process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent