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 |
|---|---|
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| mendicant | beggar |
| dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| purported | reputed |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |