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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| congenial | pleasant |
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| shove | to push along |
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |
| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ยน/โโ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |