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
malevolenthaving, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
tertiaryof third rank, importance, or value
elegya poem in elegiac couplets
advocateone who defends or maintains a cause or proposal
drawto cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull
fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation
impeachto charge with a crime or misdemeanor
drossthe scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal
disproportionlack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity
forbearancea refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due