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 |
|---|---|
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |