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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|---|---|
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
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| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |