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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| concur | to express agreement |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| savant | a person of learning |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |