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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |