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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| culinary | of or relating to the kitchen or cookery |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| violate | break |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |