plebe

/plib/
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Other forms: plebes

Definitions of plebe
  1. noun
    a military trainee (as at a military academy)
    synonyms: cadet
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    types:
    midshipman
    a temporary rank held by young naval officers in training
    type of:
    trainee
    someone who is being trained
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Selection Vocabulary 1, Unit 6

This list covers "Letter to My Younger Self," "Letters to a Young Poet," Maus, and "The Scarlet Ibis."

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