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 |
|---|---|
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| cursive | running |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |