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
abominableworthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
interloperone that interlopes: such as
conscripta conscripted person (such as a military recruit)
expenditurethe act or process of expending
arbitrateto act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both
debunkto expose the sham (see sham
centaurany of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
syntheticrelating to or involving synthesis : not analytic
extrinsicnot forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous