GRE Word List

PUERILE

juvenile

The meaning of the word puerile is juvenile.

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WordMeaning
detachedstanding by itself : separate
bombasticmarked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous
unbridledunrestrained
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap
high-flownexceedingly or excessively high or favorable
bacchanalorgy
clairvoyanthaving clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception
wizardrythe art or practices of a wizard : sorcery
kindleto start (a fire) burning : light
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form