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 |
|---|---|
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| passe | past one's prime |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| whittle | a large knife |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |