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 |
|---|---|
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| betray | to lead astray |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| thespian | actor |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| quail | any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |