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
inquisitorone who inquires or makes inquisition
implausiblenot plausible : provoking disbelief
executionerone who executes
animadversiona critical and usually censorious remark
primordialfirst created or developed : primeval
convolutedhaving convolutions
inextricableforming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free
desperadoa bold or violent criminal
disaffecteddiscontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate