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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| inclement | lacking mildness: such as |
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| stilted | pompous |
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| comprise | to be made up of |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| requite | to make return for : repay |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |