GRE Word List
LEGACY
a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest
The meaning of the word legacy is a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| corrugated | having corrugations |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| rotunda | a round building |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| imprecation | curse |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |