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 |
|---|---|
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |