GRE Word List

CALLOW

lacking adult sophistication : immature

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

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WordMeaning
callowlacking adult sophistication : immature
surgeto rise and fall actively : toss
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
apocryphalof doubtful authenticity : spurious
prophylacticguarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection
trajectorythe curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space
immureto enclose within or as if within walls
unexceptionablenot open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable
functionalof, connected with, or being a function
elixira substance held capable of changing base metals into gold