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
reveriedaydream
gratuitysomething given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
reverendworthy of reverence : revered
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
forfeitsomething forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty
emulateto strive to equal or excel
underscoreto draw a line under : underline
defiancethe act or an instance of defying : challenge
foddersomething fed to domestic animals