GRE Word List
PUERILE
juvenile
The meaning of the word puerile is juvenile.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |