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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |