GRE Word List
PUERILE
juvenile
The meaning of the word puerile is juvenile.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| outmoded | not being in style |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| attentive | mindful |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |