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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |