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 |
|---|---|
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| undulating | having a wavy surface, edge, or markings |
| raspy | harsh |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
| conglomeration | the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| pediatrician | a specialist in pediatrics |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |