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 |
|---|---|
| edifice | building |
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |
| babble | to talk enthusiastically or excessively |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| score | twenty |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |