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 |
|---|---|
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| acetic | vinegary |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| civil | of or relating to citizens |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |