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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |