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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |