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 |
|---|---|
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
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| concordat | compact |
| impuissance | weakness |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |