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 |
|---|---|
| bump | a relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: such as |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| morbid | of, relating to, or characteristic of disease |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |