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 |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| repercussion | reflection |