GRE Word List
LEGEND
a story coming down from the past
The meaning of the word legend is a story coming down from the past.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ยน/โโ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| indite | make up |
| impoverish | to make poor |