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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WordMeaning
defrayto provide for the payment of : pay
wheedleto influence or entice by soft words or flattery
pendulouspoised without visible support
humorthat quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality
adventitiouscoming from another source and not inherent or innate
cataracta clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light
backslideto lapse morally or in the practice of religion
aureolea radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage
precludeto make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
indissolublenot dissoluble