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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WordMeaning
inclementlacking mildness: such as
macabrehaving death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death
stiltedpompous
topographythe art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
compriseto be made up of
persevereto persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement
requiteto make return for : repay
cremateto subject to cremation
probityadherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness
regaleto entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies