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
dilatorytending or intended to cause delay
ephemerallasting a very short time
rummageto make a thorough search or investigation
noxiousphysically harmful or destructive to living beings
exposeto deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition
malaproposin an inappropriate or inopportune way
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
promoteto advance in station, rank, or honor : raise
oculistophthalmologist
defunctno longer living, existing, or functioning