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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imperilto bring into peril : endanger
momentuma property (see property
malignevil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious
briskkeenly alert : lively
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
masticateto grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew
tarantulaany of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food
adversitya state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune
ransackto look through thoroughly in often a rough way
fronda large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions