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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|---|---|
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
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| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| nuptial | of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony |
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| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| retribution | recompense |