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
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
daintysomething delicious to the taste
gibeto utter taunting words
felicitythe quality or state of being happy
begrudgeto give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure
neophytea new convert : proselyte
vaporizeto convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
grossglaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness
hoodwinkto deceive by false appearance : dupe
aproposbeing both relevant and opportune