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 |
|---|---|
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
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| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
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| lode | waterway |