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petulant: 易怒的; characterized by temporary or capricious ill humor : peevish 1) unreasonably impatient 2) peevish; cranky; rude | irascible testy touchy 3) characterized by rudeness or ill humor 4) easily irritated or annoyed petulantforbearing, obliging, patient, stoic, tolerant 1. The long illness put the boy in a petulant mood. 2. The tone of his voice and the things that he says become quite petulant when he has not gotten enough sleep. 3. The petulant child just needed some rest; after her nap, she was perfectly cheerful. 4. He is a petulant and fussy man who is always blaming everyone else for his problems. 【近】crabby, fractious, grouchy, irritable, moody, petulance, choleric, grumpy, irascible, irritable, peevish, perverse, pettish, prickly, raspy, ratty, stuffy, testy 新gre考试已经陆陆续续被很多考生体验过，根据ets的考察方向及考生的反应，新gre对单词的考察并没有降低反而还有所提高，因此备考新gre考试词汇仍是迫在眉睫的问题，俗话说：万丈高楼平地起只有精确熟练的掌握了词汇，才可能在征服新gre考试的道路上立于不败之地。 | 
