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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| enduring | lasting |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |