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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| trance | stupor |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
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| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
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| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
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| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |