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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permeablecapable of being permeated : penetrable
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boostto push or shove up from below
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dispiritedto deprive of morale or enthusiasm
provenderdry food for domestic animals : feed
errantbehaving wrongly