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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WordMeaning
posthumousborn after the death of the father
rankrelative standing or position
precociousexceptionally early in development or occurrence
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
bulwarka solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
pretensionan allegation of doubtful value : pretext
quagmiresoft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot