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
finishedentirely done
consolidationthe act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated
impedeto interfere with or slow the progress of
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
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swaggerto conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner
audita formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation
spartana native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta
rationalhaving reason or understanding
pithyconsisting of or abounding in pith