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 |
|---|---|
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| executor | one who executes something |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| coiffure | a style or manner of arranging the hair |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |