GRE Word List
PUERILE
juvenile
The meaning of the word puerile is juvenile.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| abnegation | denial |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |