GRE Word List
FLEDGLING
a young bird just fledged (see fledge
The meaning of the word fledgling is a young bird just fledged (see fledge.
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| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
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| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
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| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
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| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
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