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 |
|---|---|
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |
| wry | twist |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| primate | a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation |