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 |
|---|---|
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |