GRE Word List
PUERILE
juvenile
The meaning of the word puerile is juvenile.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |
| economy | the structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |