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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pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
stem | the main trunk of a plant |
limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
converse | to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk |
aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |
palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |