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 |
|---|---|
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| sustain | to give support or relief to |
| quail | any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| disquietude | anxiety |