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

WordMeaning
trappingsoutward signs
metricalof, relating to, or composed in meter
sharda piece or fragment of a brittle substance
charismaa personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader)
climacticof, relating to, or constituting a climax
equablemarked by lack of variation or change : uniform
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
gregarioustending to associate with others of one's kind : social
accoladea mark of acknowledgment : award