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
atoneto make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome
winsomegenerally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence
fluencythe quality or state of being fluent
spoofdeceive
intoxicateto excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished
maula heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges
riftfissure
protrudeto jut out from the surrounding surface or context
bifurcateddivided into two branches or parts
deportto send out of the country by legal deportation