GRE Word List
PUERILE
juvenile
The meaning of the word puerile is juvenile.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| ram | a male sheep |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |