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 |
|---|---|
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| vibrant | pulsating with life, vigor, or activity |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |