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 |
|---|---|
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| provenance | origin |
| demerit | offense |
| contrive | devise |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |