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 |
|---|---|
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| felicitous | very well suited or expressed : apt |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |