GRE Word List

PUERILE

juvenile

The meaning of the word puerile is juvenile.

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solublesusceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water
authoritarianof, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority
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cordialshowing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval
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