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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|---|---|
| hierarchy | a division of angels |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| welter | writhe |
| vendor | one that vends : seller |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| militate | to have weight or effect |