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 |
|---|---|
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |