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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| retrench | cut down |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| pudding | blood sausage |