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 |
|---|---|
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| medley | a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces |
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |