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 |
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| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
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| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
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| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
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| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |