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
vitiateto make faulty or defective : impair
distraitapprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted
sacrosanctmost sacred or holy : inviolable
frugalitythe quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
regimeregimen
dotagea state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness
eventualcontingent
sordidmarked by baseness or grossness : vile
raconteura person who excels in telling anecdotes