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 |
|---|---|
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| comprehend | to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| portly | dignified |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |