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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careento put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull
emblazonto inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices
rigto fit out with rigging
vexto bring trouble, distress, or agitation to
weirdof strange or extraordinary character : odd
waggishresembling or characteristic of a wag
finishto come to an end : terminate
blueslow spirits : melancholy
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
sonorousproducing sound (as when struck)