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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |