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 |
|---|---|
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| equestrian | of, relating to, or featuring horseback riding |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |