GRE Word List
PUERILE
juvenile
The meaning of the word puerile is juvenile.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| collusion | secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |