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 |
|---|---|
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |