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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latitudeangular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as
ecologista branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments
witticisma cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark
perceptiveresponsive to sensory stimuli : discerning
comestibleedible
loathunwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant
debarto bar from having or doing something : preclude
helma lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering
fathoma unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water
mortara sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle