GRE Word List
PUERILE
juvenile
The meaning of the word puerile is juvenile.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| aptitude | inclination |
| dowse | to plunge into water |