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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tossto throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk
retrospectiveof, relating to, or given to retrospection
rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
hamperto restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede
aboriginalbeing the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region
cisternan artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater)
unerringlycommitting no error : faultless
opiatean alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance
peripatetica follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism
obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing