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.

Random words

WordMeaning
recumbentsuggestive of repose : leaning
insalubriousnot conducive to health : unwholesome
pugnacityhaving a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent
disquisitiona formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse
courtthe residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary
covetousmarked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions
annulto declare or make legally invalid or void
askancewith disapproval or distrust : scornfully
caliberdegree of mental capacity or moral quality
abstractdisassociated from any specific instance