GRE Word List
LEGEND
explanatory list of symbols on a map
The meaning of the word legend is explanatory list of symbols on a map.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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ingenious | marked by inventive skill; clever; resourceful; N. ingenuity |
mentor | counselor; teacher |
inter | bury; N. interment |
aghast | filled with great surprise or fear; horrified |
hirsute | hairy; having a lot of hair |
embryonic | undeveloped; rudimentary; N. embryo: organism in the early stage of development |
propinquity | nearness (in space or relationship); proximity; kinship |
palimpsest | parchment or piece of writing material used for second time after original writing has been erased |
usury | lending money at illegal high rates of interest |
rostrum | raised platform for speech-making; pulpit |