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.

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WordMeaning
animositya strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude
waftto move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium
doggerelloosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect
importuneto press or urge with troublesome persistence
contaminateto soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association
kudospraise given for achievement
queruloushabitually complaining
jocosegiven to joking : merry
unassailablenot assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question
aggregateformed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective