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 |
|---|---|
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
| coma | a state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |