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
salaciousarousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination
wiltloose freshness; droop
slapdashhaphazard
cessationa temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop
fashionthe prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time
madrigala medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form
mortifyto subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame
resolutionthe act or process of resolving: such as
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bereavementthe state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone