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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forda shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading
asperityroughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger
fabricateinvent
synchronoushappening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time
gargantuantremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic
asyluman inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary
corpusthe body of a human or animal especially when dead
resourcefulable to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means
threshto separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs