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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |