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
rebuffto reject or criticize sharply : snub
sadisticof, relating to, or characterized by sadism
brinkedge
liena charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law
flusterto put into a state of agitated confusion : upset
mottledmarked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors
mortara sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle
denounceto pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil
recipientone that receives : receiver
ransackto look through thoroughly in often a rough way