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 |
|---|---|
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |