GRE Word List
PUERILE
juvenile
The meaning of the word puerile is juvenile.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| invalid | not valid: |
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| plasticity | the quality or state of being plastic |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| energize | to make energetic, vigorous, or active |