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 |
|---|---|
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| vibrant | pulsating with life, vigor, or activity |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |