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 |
|---|---|
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
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| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| disclaim | to make a disclaimer |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
| chivalrous | valiant |
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