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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| inadvertently | unintentional |
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| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| matriculate | to enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university |
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| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |
| fiend | devil |
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