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 |
|---|---|
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |