GRE Word List
PETULANT
touchy; peevish; ill-tempered
The meaning of the word petulant is touchy; peevish; ill-tempered.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| valid | logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable; effective; Ex. valid reasoning/passport |
| congruent | in agreement; harmonious; corresponding; coinciding exactly; CF. congruous |
| supersede | replace; cause to be set aside; make obsolete; N. supersession |
| compliant | readily acting in accordance with a rule, order, or the wishes or others; yielding; comforming to requirements |
| provender | dry food for livestock; fodder |
| propellant | substance which propels or drives forward (such as an explosive charge or a rocket fuel) |
| unfaltering | steadfast; firm; not changing |
| placebo | harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill |
| askance | with a sideways or indirect look (with disapproval or distruct); Ex. look askance at |
| expiate | make amends for (a sin) |
