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 |
|---|---|
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
| mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |
| prank | trick |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |