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 |
|---|---|
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| coy | marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |