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 |
|---|---|
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| inclement | lacking mildness: such as |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |