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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| versatile | embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |