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
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
placateto soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease
asperityroughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger
overwhelmupset
promptto move to action : incite
surfeitan overabundant supply : excess
felonone who has committed a felony
moresthe fixed morally binding customs of a particular group
luminousemitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light
moribundbeing in the state of dying : approaching death