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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| Word | Meaning |
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| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
| intimidate | to make timid or fearful : frighten |