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 |
|---|---|
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| delirium | an acute (see acute |
| haven | harbor |
| scotch | scottish |
| gourmand | one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |