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 |
|---|---|
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| fritter | a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| quail | any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| overwhelm | upset |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
| kismet | fate |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |