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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| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
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| stamina | the bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |