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
berateto scold or condemn vehemently and at length
parsimonythe quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary
cornicethe molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
igniteto set afire
inclusivebroad in orientation or scope
percussionthe act of percussing: such as
harrowingacutely distressing or painful
sagaa prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland