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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WordMeaning
incessantcontinuing or following without interruption : unceasing
citeto call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court)
intimatemarked by a warm friendship developing through long association
pedestriancommonplace
mountebanka person who sells quack medicines from a platform
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
forbearancea refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due
charismaa personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader)
tangentialtouching lightly : incidental
assurancethe state of being assured: such as