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
postulatedemand
pathetichaving a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity
lustera glow of reflected light : sheen
slakesubside
emasculateto deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken
flitto pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another
pittancea small portion, amount, or allowance
biliousof or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile
crabbedmarked by a forbidding moroseness
disparageto depreciate (see depreciate