GRE Word List
CALLOW
lacking adult sophistication : immature
The meaning of the word callow is lacking adult sophistication : immature.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |