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 |
|---|---|
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
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| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
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