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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ยน/โโ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |