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 |
|---|---|
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |