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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extricateto free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
effervescencethe property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing
inanelacking significance, meaning, or point : silly
paeana joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph
poreto gaze intently
masqueradea social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes
litigationthe act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating
gildto overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold
imbibedrink