GRE Word List
PUERILE
juvenile
The meaning of the word puerile is juvenile.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |