GRE Word List
PUERILE
juvenile
The meaning of the word puerile is juvenile.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| confide | to have confidence : trust |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| condiments | something used to enhance the flavor of food |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |