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
aghaststruck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset
sordidmarked by baseness or grossness : vile
inverseopposite in order, nature, or effect
forda shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading
forebodingthe act of one who forebodes
inadvertentlyunintentional
herpetologista branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
submissivesubmitting to others
venturesomeinclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring