GRE Word List

INKLING

a slight knowledge or vague notion

The meaning of the word inkling is a slight knowledge or vague notion.

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soddendull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages
paritythe quality or state of being equal or equivalent
confluencea coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point
elaborationplanned or carried out with great care
tremora trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
regenta person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign
phlegmaticresembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm
oatha solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life