GRE Word List

CALLOW

lacking adult sophistication : immature

The meaning of the word callow is lacking adult sophistication : immature.

Random words

WordMeaning
skinflinta person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser
unwarrantedlacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified
niggardlygrudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging
bristlinga short stiff coarse hair or filament
impelto urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force
adjacentnot distant : nearby
piquantengagingly provocative
sophistrysubtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation
marto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
vacillateto waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses