GRE Word List

PUERILE

juvenile

The meaning of the word puerile is juvenile.

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WordMeaning
boisterousnoisily turbulent : rowdy
assiduousshowing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
babbleto talk enthusiastically or excessively
awean emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime
acutecharacterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset
unwontedbeing out of the ordinary : rare
climacticof, relating to, or constituting a climax
sinuousof a serpentine or wavy form : winding
lineagedescent in a line from a common progenitor
betokento typify beforehand : presage