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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bitterbeing, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale
galleona heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish
petulantinsolent or rude in speech or behavior
miscellaneousconsisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous
promontorya high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water
withstandto stand up against : oppose with firm determination
puzzleto offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally
fidelitythe quality or state of being faithful
heydaythe period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity
pineany of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals