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 |
|---|---|
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| historic | historical |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| modish | fashionable |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |