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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|---|---|
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
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