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 |
|---|---|
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| prong | fork |
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| lunar | crescent |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |