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
willowyabounding with willows
recreantcrying for mercy : cowardly
jauntysprightly in manner or appearance : lively
pinnaclean upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress
cloistera monastic establishment
fruitionpleasurable use or possession : enjoyment
tartagreeably sharp or acid to the taste
fledglinga young bird just fledged (see fledge
proclivityan inclination or predisposition toward something
extroverta person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction