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
glimmerto shine faintly or unsteadily
expurgateto cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
sparenot being used
gloss_overexplain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults
confluencea coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point
glossyhaving a surface luster or brightness
malcontenta discontented person:
capacitylegal competency (see competence
arch-a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening)
dilettantea person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler