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 |
|---|---|
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| evenhanded | fair |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |