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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optimumthe amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end
despondentfeeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression
forthrightfree from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point
probityadherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
floridvery flowery in style : ornate
expatriatebanish
applicationan act of applying:
amnestythe act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals
wispya small handful (as of hay or straw)