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
perverseturned away from what is right or good : corrupt
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
pretensionan allegation of doubtful value : pretext
nauseateto become affected with nausea
wrytwist
regaleto entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies
rudimentaryconsisting in first principles : fundamental
sensitizationthe action or process of sensitizing
precedentprior in time, order, arrangement, or significance
primatea bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation