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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WordMeaning
uprightperpendicular
piquantengagingly provocative
ramshackleappearing ready to collapse : rickety
mantlea loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak
arboretuma place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes
arrayto dress or decorate especially in splendid or impressive attire : adorn
dispenseto divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions
pell-mellin mingled confusion or disorder
abdicateto renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function
ravelto become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray