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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| sumptuous | extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| energize | to make energetic, vigorous, or active |
| rift | fissure |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |