GRE Word List
PUERILE
juvenile
The meaning of the word puerile is juvenile.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| ignite | to set afire |
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| conflagration | fire |