GRE Word List
INFANTILE
of or relating to infants or infancy
The meaning of the word infantile is of or relating to infants or infancy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |