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
perceptiveresponsive to sensory stimuli : discerning
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
indictto charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law
queuea braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head
methodicalarranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order
tauntto reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at
profusionlavish expenditure : extravagance
secta dissenting or schismatic religious body
bemusedmarked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed
vulpineof, relating to, or resembling a fox