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
nursea person who cares for the sick or infirm
relinquishto withdraw or retreat from : leave behind
obstreperousmarked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
canvassto go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments
discomfitto put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert
corrugatedhaving corrugations
cursoryrapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty
reveriedaydream
dourstern