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 |
|---|---|
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| season | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| addle | rotten |