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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| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
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| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| dialectical | of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
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