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 |
|---|---|
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
| diadem | crown |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| rift | fissure |