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 |
|---|---|
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| plane | airplane |
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |