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 |
|---|---|
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| verge | brink |