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
spatsquabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel
oustto remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity
unanimitythe quality or state of being unanimous
wangleto resort to trickery or devious methods
piebaldcomposed of incongruous parts
effigyan image or representation especially of a person
wrinklea small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease
disperseto cause to break up (see break up
figurinea small carved or molded figure : statuette
proletariana member of the proletariat